The Story Behind Ducati's Streetfighter V4 S
The Ducati Streetfighter V4 has always been about more than raw horsepower—the latest Streetfighter V4 S carries over the same upgrades introduced on the Panigale last year, bringing MotoGP-derived technology even closer to everyday riders.
When Ryan Adams had a chance to ride the 2025 Ducati Streetfighter V4 S for the first time, he experienced firsthand how Ducati's engineers married electronics with chassis development to give more riders the confidence to approach the outer edges of performance.
Check out what Ryan has to say in the video below:
Central to these changes is the way the chassis flexes when the bike is leaned over deep into a corner. At severe lean angles, the suspension doesn't work the way it's supposed to — so Ducati engineered flex into the frame itself. The result is a motorcycle that feels more predictable and easier to manage, whether you’re an apex-eating track rat or just blitzing your local backroad.
The electronics package builds on this foundation. Ducati leaned on its enormous trove of racing data to create algorithms that anticipate what the rider is doing and adjusts the bike’s responses accordingly. The system reacts both proactively and defensively, smoothing out the rider’s inputs while maintaining control, to help deliver the best possible experience from the machine.
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complete rubbish
on repeat.
condescension extraordinaire.
The fact of the Ducati at the current running manufacturer WSBK Champs
being the clear frontrunner is the actual evidence of a machine that is
clearly
outhandling
the others at the very brink of adhesion and handling.
Rocksteady non-flex handling on a bike from the crate.
The rubbish you speak of is well down and often off the track.
Max Marques nearly killed himself - and many others - trying to keep Honda on track at speed even half way through pack.
It took extraordinary 'words' to get out of that.
Would one be wearing a white handlebar style moustachioed face??
Hop in your spitfire and nickoff old fella.
condescension extraordinaire.
If you like stopping every 80-90 miles for gas, good on ya.