Ducati Superbike 959 Panigale

The Panigale 959 is the younger sibling from the Panigale Family and is also one the best selling mid-range sports bike from Ducati. The Design and making of the Superbike Panigale 959 are drawn from taking inspiration from its elder sibling, Panigale 1299.

Ducati has given the Panigale 959 an almost identical design characteristic that resonates with the Panigale 1299. The front fairing, LED lamp and new windshield leave this design similarity. The Bikes comes modern technologies like the Riding Modes, Power Modes, ABS, DTC, DQS, EBC, Fully RbW, Steering damper as a standard equipment.



Engine

The Panigale 959 uses 955 cc Superquadro: L-twin cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder, Desmodromic, liquid cooled engine, capable of producing 157 bhp @ 10,500 rpm and 107 Nm torque @ 9,000 rpm. The Panigale 959 uses Mitsubishi electronic fuel injection system along with twin injectors per cylinder and Full Ride-by-Wire elliptical throttle bodies. The massive engine is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox with DQS Ducati Quick Shift mechanism.



The new engine made for the 959 is very smooth while riding at top speeds and reaches quick speeds figures with the help of riding modes with good exhilaration.The rider can switch between riding modes, race and wet to accommodate to the type of road he engages.

Chassis, Suspension & Braking

The Panigale 959 uses a Monocoque Aluminium frame, which allows the air to pass through the centre of the motorcycle and helps in cooling the engine down to optimal temperature and this increases the performance of the bike. The braking system of the Panigale is very outstanding with the 2 x 320mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc M4.32 4-piston callipers ABS as standard equipment at the front and a 245mm disc, 2-piston calliper ABS as standard equipment at the rear provides good handling and controllability while on track and as well as on road.



The front suspension of the 959 comes with fully adjustable BPF forks 43 mm chromed inner tubes and the rear suspension consists of a fully adjustable Sachs unit with the Aluminum double-sided swingarm. The Panigale 959 has a dry weight of 176 kg.

Verdict

The Superbike Panigale 959 is a good upgrade over the previous with the new Superquadro engine, the 955cc engine sure does the magic while on track and more. The engineers back at Ducati really deserves the praise to make this sports bike worth more beyond than what it states on paper. The Ducati Panigale 959 is a mean machine that has the capacity to show whats it made for once when it touches the track ground.