Ducati V4 Streetfighter looks set to be the biggest bike of 2020

WE’RE tipping this bike to be the two-wheeled hot topic of 2020, it’s called the Ducati V4 Streetfighter.

The numbers are enough to grab the attention of any biker.

Tipping the scales at just 199kg ready to ride, but smashing out 208bhp in stock trim (220 if you fit the race exhaust system), the Streetfighter will have a power-to-weight ratio of whatever the hell it wants.

Who is going to argue with it? Chassis and engine are from the V4 Panigale SuperBike.

The gearing has been shortened slightly to liven things up, there’s also little point in having a bike capable of 200mph when the only aerodynamic protection the rider has is the ignition key.

Thanks to the final drive tweaks, the Streetfighter will accelerate harder in third gear than anything from the Panigale range and you can expect a top speed of around 175mph.

It also has biplane wings on the side, which provide 28kg of downforce at 167mph.

Different from the single wings seen on the Panigale Superbike, two stacked on top of each other is the optimum setting for a naked machine.

Tests in development showed that the bike needed this downforce at high speed. How cool is that.

The looks have already divided opinion, but we love it.

The headlight cowl looks like a Panigale that shrunk in the wash, we also like the Diavel-style covers round the bottom of the radiator.

An array of rider controllable performance and safety software will enable you to really make the most of the bike, whether on track or the road, but if you’re new to biking, it’s safe to say that this isn’t the bike for you. Yet.

Naked sports bikes have grown in popularity and this Streetfighter looks like it’ll go head to head with the supercharged Kawasaki Z H2.

We’re going to nip to the gym and do some neck-strengthening exercises, looks like we’re going to need them for 2020.

Prices start at £17,595, dealers are accepting deposits now.

– John is the editor at SuperBike and presents Bike World on YouTube.