Ducati had up to date the Streetfighter V4 with complete upgrades to its engine and body, a double-sided swingarm and new digital rider aids. Shortly after, the Italian model had discontinued the older, track-focused Streetfighter V4 SP2. Fear not, for the ‘Sport Manufacturing’ variant of the Streetfighter seems to be coming again.
- The upcoming V4 SP will share the engine and weight with the V4
- The earlier SP had totally different wheels, suspension and foot pegs
- International unveil prone to be at EICMA 2026
Ducati Streetfighter V4 SP: What may change?
Observe-focused modifications to suspension, foot pegs and wheels
California Air Assets Board has just lately up to date the manager order for the Ducati Streetfighter V4 (and V4 S), including a brand new SP variant. Whereas the submitting confirms that the SP will share the engine and emissions information, it doesn’t specify how the 2 fashions will differ. Nonetheless, we will have a look at the earlier SP variations to know what to anticipate.
To recap, the Streetfighter V4 first acquired an SP variant in 2022, meant as a track-focused model of the efficiency street-naked. Whereas the SP shared the identical engine and energy with the Streetfighter V4, it swapped the common moist clutch for a dry clutch. It additionally acquired carbon fibre wheels to save lots of on the load, the Panigale’s firmer suspension tuning, additional rearset machined aluminium foot pegs, Brembo Stylema R brake calipers and a Brembo 19/21 adjustable entrance grasp cylinder; all meant to make it a greater observe performer. In 2023, the SP2 adopted, which had MotoGP- and WSBK-inspired livery referred to as the “Winter Check”.
As talked about earlier, the SP2 went away after the Streetfighter acquired its 2025 replace, so we will count on the upcoming SP to share the fundamental platform with the most recent Streetfighter whereas receiving comparable, track-focused upgrades to the package deal. Whereas Ducati hasn’t revealed a timeline for it, we will count on the Streetfighter V4 SP to indicate up at EICMA 2026, which is able to happen in direction of the tip of the yr.
Supply: Bike.com