GOTCHA! Ducati’s V4 Streetfighter caught on VIDEO

Ducati's 2020 Streetfighter and Panigale 959 exposed

We’ve been telling you for months that Ducati’s gearing up to release its new Panigale 959 and Streetfighter V4 this year – and now there’s proof. The two bikes have been caught on camera while out testing in Italy, and aside from their paint jobs, they look ready to go.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the bikes in the flesh. They’ve been photographed while out testing earlier in the year, but it is the first video we’ve seen both of them out on the open road. Because this is a video that was caught by a member of the public, the quality isn't the best in the world, but you can definitely see the size and detail of the two bikes that are going to spearhead Ducati's 2020 assault on the roadbike market.

The Streetfighter is, essentially, a naked Panigale V4, with the addition of higher and wider handlebars and a new fairing. Chances are it’ll be much the same as the V4 specification-wise (so reckon on it kicking out around 200bhp – the V4 itself makes 214bhp @ 13,000rpm and 91.5lb-ft of torque @ 10,000rpm, expect the same amount of torque, but somewhere lower in the rev range), but there’s

been no confirmation from the Italian factory just yet.

That’s not all. Alongside the new Streetfighter V4, the new Panigale 959 has been caught on film. Again, we don’t know much about the smaller (and more affordable) Panigale just yet. Rumours suggest that the new 959 won’t be powered by a V4 engine, and will instead be powered by a V2 unit. Beyond that, it’ll likely share its brakes, front forks, subframe, face and seat with its hot-to-trot Panigale V4 R track-weapon sibling.

Big and muscly, the V4 Streetfighter looks like it’ll be one of the roadbikes of 2020 to be on. Reckon on around 200bhp and loads of tech.

You can see just how small the Panigale is and just how much like its bigger brother V4R it is, too.

This is the current Panigale V4R. The Panigale 959 will be styled to look just like this bike whilst the Streetfighter is essentially this bike without a fairing and a bit more of a relaxed riding position.