Hands on review of the Ducati Streetfighter V4.
The engine was running and sounding so sweet but I wasn’t really hearing it. I was balancing on tiptoes and concentrating hard on finding the clutch grip, opening the throttle slowly to move forwards. My thighs were gripping hard at the £18k machine as I pulled away gingerly from the forecourt at Ducati Manchester. Only a few hundred meters down the road I stopped at the petrol station to fuel up. I was forcing myself to breathe slowly as I dismounted the fierce-looking brand new Ducati Streetfighter V4 on patches of spilt fuel all over the ground.
Finally, I was riding free on a motorway and getting used to the bike. My breathing had settled and my mind no longer screamed at me to be careful. I’d started to settle into the bike, keeping it in ‘street mode’ as it was raining and paying attention to the average speed cameras and 50 mph speed limit. Eventually, I got bored and felt comfortable enough with the bike to travel home on the A Roads.
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