This is what the 2009 Ducati Fighter 1098 expected to look like...
Rumours of a Ducati 1098-powered naked streetfighter have been doing the rounds for quite some time and now, according to a report on Hell for Leather, it’s been ‘confirmed’ that Ducati will indeed unveil such a machine at the upcoming EICMA show in November this year.
This naked streetfighter – perhaps to be called the Ducati Fighter – will be powered by the current 1098 engine, which might be retuned for better low- and mid-range power. The gearing is also likely to be lower, for better acceleration rather than top speed. To be priced somewhere between the 2009 Ducati Monster 1100 and the 1198, the Fighter could cost around US$15,000.
The Fighter will use a steel-tube trellis frame like the 1098, and is likely to have a single-sided swingarm. The 1098’s underseat exhaust pipes will make way for dual exhaust pipes on one side on the Fighter, which is expected to be significantly more hard-core than the Monster 1100.
More details, and hopefully some pictures, coming soon…
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