The new machine replaces the 899 Panigale, that is MCN’s 2015 and 2014 ’Best Sportsbike (Middleweight)’ award winner.
The 959 Panigale options a raft of changes, largely to satisfy the coming monetary unit four laws, that inherit result at the start of 2017. So, moreover as a capability, power and torsion increase, the Ducati Superquadro engine is quieter and additional economical.
With its longer piston stroke, capability is currently 955cc (not 959 because it says on the tin) and with a raft of recent engine internals, power is up from 148bhp to 157bhp and torsion inflated half dozen.2ftlb to seventy nine.2ftlb.
Other upgrades embrace a brand new light-action slipper clutch, a wider fairing, a 1299-style seat unit and a 4mm lower swingarm pivot. The 899’s horny underslung exhausts have gone and been replaced by one thing a full heap clumsier-looking. The 959’s new Euro4-friendly, side-mounted piece exhausts account for loads of the machine’s wet weight increase from 193kg to 200kg.
But if you don’t just like the new pipes, the great news is you'll be able to purchase a group of official aftermarket 899-style Akrapovic exhaust cans, or if you reside outside of the EU the 959 still comes with the horny short silencers.
Will the 959’s additional power and weight move the ‘baby’ Panigale additional towards 1000cc sportsbike territory, or can it still have the 899’s elegant balance and delicate speed. Check back on Wednesday once Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves can offer United States his 1st impressions.
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