Comments on: What It’s Like to Ride the 2022 Ducati Panigale V4 S, A Review

By: BBQdog

BBQdog — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:47:18 +0000

And I thought the Ducati superbike story started with the 851 ?

By: Daniel Mirastian

Daniel Mirastian — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:52:29 +0000

This is without a doubt, the best review of this motorcycle I have seen or read. Thank you and speedy recovery from your shoulder injury (I feel your pain – literally). Regards from Transilvania.

By: Travis Zilch

Travis Zilch — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:43:04 +0000

I’m (probably) not even a buyer for this bike, but I enjoyed the read none-the-less. The last 200hp bike I swung a leg over was a ‘16 RSV4, and I hope to swing a leg over own of these some day. Filing the V4s under bikes I’d like to ride, but probably won’t own.

By: KEVIN

KEVIN — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:48:37 +0000

In reply to Frank Lee.

There’s an argument to be made for the 888, but to Jensen’s point, I don’t have a life-size poster on my garage wall of an 888….it’s a 916. I’d also mention the success the 916/996/998 brought to the brand on the racetrack, though their talented pilots were certainly a factor. The 851/888 might have got the ball rolling, but the 916 was a true paradigm shift for Ducati and for superbikes in general.

By: James Bachhuber

James Bachhuber — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:14:21 +0000

Great review! I could never touch the true potential of this machine, but I’d love to try anyway.

By: Jensen Beeler

Jensen Beeler — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:54:27 +0000

In reply to Frank Lee. Yeah, reasonable minds kind disagree on this one, for sure. I'll ask this though, is Ducati the brand it is today if the 916 and its progeny never came to fruition?

By: Jensen Beeler

Jensen Beeler — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:53:16 +0000

In reply to derek meier. Thanks! Just trying to do the Lord's work.

By: derek meier

derek meier — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:41:21 +0000

Great article and a trove of future wallpapers for my desktop

By: Frank Lee

Frank Lee — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:38:09 +0000

I have to respectfully disagree with you on one thing. While the 916 was everything you say it was and more, the 888 to me was the bike that started it all. I had two, a street bike and a race bike, and can still kick myself for selling them. It’s a beautiful bike in it’s own right and, under Doug Polen, started the modern Ducati superbike era. Just my humble opinion.

By: Rob Evans

Rob Evans — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:01:34 +0000

It’s great to see companies make strides and improvements every couple model years without having a complete redesign of the bike. It appears to be an italian thing though, people have been complaining about every CBR/R1/GSXR ABS since their inception 6 years ago.

Why is it these tiny (by comparison) companies can continue to improve their products and give their consumers a reason to buy the new one when the huge companies can’t seem to make that progress? bureaucracy?

By: KEVIN

KEVIN — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:02:00 +0000

Well done keeping your inner 10 year-old Ducatisti from totally geeking out all over this write up – it would have been easy to let him out! Having had an 1198 and the first iteration of the Panigale on-track, having a go with this would be a moonshot for me. Excellent read!

ETA: thanks for my new wallpaper

By: Vader The Darth

Vader The Darth — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:43:59 +0000

I don’t have a PhD and yet, I can figure out the electronics on my HP4 Race just fine…

By: Jensen Beeler

Jensen Beeler — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:59:34 +0000

In reply to Killa Hurtz. It looks better in person.

By: Jensen Beeler

Jensen Beeler — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:59:09 +0000

In reply to KEVIN. Hi-res is the right res!

By: Killa Hurtz

Killa Hurtz — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:24:22 +0000

This is the first time I’ve ever really been desirous of a supersport motorcycle since the 998 Final Edition. To be fair though I like the 999 now, for some reason.