Duc V4

[fixxervi6]

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/ ... ealed.html

Note the size of the engine... are they not going to race it?

[dufremle]

Note the size of the engine... are they not going to race it?

Guess not in it's current form:

But the Desmosedici Stradale does differ from the MotoGP engine in one surprising way: the 81mm bore is the same as on the MotoGP bike but the 53.5mm stroke gives the Stradale engine an 1103cc displacement, making it a 103cc larger than the MotoGP engine. It also means the Desmosedici Stradale engine exceeds the current 1000cc displacement limit for four-cylinder engines in the World Superbike championship where Ducati’s next superbike is presumably intended to compete. Ducati says it will introduce an R version of its new bike with a smaller displacement but higher rev limit to be homologated for competition starting in the 2019 season.

[JeffStrom]

That is discussed half way down in the article. They will have an R version for homologation with a 1L displacement. I think they are trying to get a more street friendly power delivery with the extra displacement.

[dufremle]

Now this is interesting...

http://newatlas.com/ducati-desmosedici- ... /?amp=true

[JeffStrom]

I read a few weeks ago that RE was now the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world by volume.

[dufremle]

Ya, that surprised me.

Just two weeks ago New Atlas wrote the story of the success of Royal Enfield, which is now the top-selling large capacity motorcycle in the world, outselling Harley-Davidson, KTM, BMW, Triumph and Ducati combined.

Several parties that could approve the sale of Ducati at VW said they would not approve it. It will be interesting to see if the sale does go through.