Ducati Streetfighter Photo Gallery

If a Ducati Monster is not your thing (hey, who are you again?), perhaps we could interest you in one of the new streetbikes from Ducati, the Ducati Streetfighter?

Photo Gallery: Ducati Streetfighter

Take a look. As for me, I would take any Ducati, anytime. There are purists who prefer the Monster motorcycle models to anything else from Ducati – but I think the Streetfighter looks cool and aggressive in its own way. Some do not like that headlamp, I do.

Ducati Streetfighter Photo: Liquid cooled naked streetbike

But one look at that trellis frame, and you know its a Ducati. The tank, the big bore block, single-sided swingarm and Monobloc brakes – whats there to complain?

There is a Streetfighter S version too – Ducati says that the Streetfighter S is way too sophisticated, with Ohlines suspension front and rear with lightweight forged Marchesini wheels and Ducati Traction Control and data analysis and whatnot. Yea, way overboard for me.

Ducati Streetfighter S looks the same but has lightweight wheels

After you have savored the photos in our Ducati Streetfighter photo gallery on this page, lets move on to Tech specs.

There is a 1099 cc L-Twin desmodronic engine with 4 valves per cylinder, (bore and stroke 104×64.7 mm) churning out 155 bhp @ 9500 rpm and a max torque of 85 lb-ft (115Nm) at 9500 rpm. Nothing to complain about in a naked street motorcycle, is there? The engine is the outgoing engine from the Ducati 1098 superbike makes an appearance on the Streetfighter and the Streetfighter S with 5 bhp less, that’s all.

By the way, the Ducati Streetfighter is an liquid-cooled motorcycle – not air-cooled, like the Monster models. All Monster motorcycles will remain air-cooled, while Streetfighters will be liquid-cooled.

The Ducati Streetfighter will be priced around $ 14,000 to $ 15,000.

Officially, the motorcycle will be unveiled today at the EICMA 2008, the 66th bicycle and motorcycle show to be held at the Milan exhibition centre from 4 to 9 November 2008.