The Ducati 1198 is a race bike, pure and simple. It is immediately recognisable for its purposeful, no nonsense attitude. Performance is first and foremost in every detail. Ducati Superbikes look fast even when parked. Trade mark Ducati features like the high tail section and compact front end combined with twin under seat silencers and single-sided swinging arm to express the shear engineering beauty of aerodynamics and agility. Add the 1198 Testastretta Evoluzione engine as the heart of the machine and the result is all out performance

MCN Review

Nobody else has a 168bhp V-twin on its books, complete with traction control, Ohlins suspension, data-recording etc, and if they did it’d probably cost more than the £14,750 Ducati 1198S. And there’s a good chance it wouldn’t have the same devastating performance all wrapped up in a chassis that has more character than Lord Of the Rings’ Gandalf. This is truly one of those motorcycles that everybody should be allowed to ride once in their life for the experience of riding the best V-twin ever made.

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