The Ducati
1098 (Pix - *large*)
Designed by the racetrack
The priority in every step of the 1098 development has
been performance first. Every system, every detail and every component has been
studied and pared down to its essence and performance increased to the maximum.
If it didn’t make the 1098 lighter, faster or deliver quicker lap times, it
wasn’t considered. This incredible new machine designed and built in Borgo Panigale produces 160hp and
12.5kgm of torque. The result: the 1098 is the most powerful twin-cylinder
motorcycle in the world with the highest torque-to-weight ratio of any sport
bike.
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The 1098 is the lightest, fastest stopping, quickest
lapping Ducati in history. For the first time Ducati MotoGP and World Superbike technology have been combined to create a premier
street bike. The results are stunning.
The look and stance of the 1098 were designed by the combination of race track
technology, track-derived components and Ducati
heritage. The 1098’s striking aerodynamic shape naturally embraces its riding
position, configured by our racers and test riders for optimum speed and
agility. The racing spirit takes form. Thanks to the forward thinking design
and changeability of most components, the 1098 can quickly be transformed into
a real race bike.
The 1098 immediately strikes you with its purposeful, no-nonsense attitude.
Performance is first and foremost in every detail.
Trademark Ducati features like the high tail section
and compact front-end meld with twin under-seat silencers and single-sided swingarm to express its aerodynamics and agility. Add the
new Testastretta Evoluzione
engine at the heart of the machine and you get an all-out performance Ducati Superbike that seems to be
moving fast, even when at rest.
The 1098 introduces a number of ‘firsts’ for Ducati
and production sport bike design. The 1098 is the first production motorcycle
to have the amazing stopping power of Brembo Monobloc brakes, the first to have a data acquisition
system integrated as standard equipment and the first to use an ingenious
construction method for its weight-saving single-sided swingarm.
More ‘firsts’ for a road-going Ducati include the
direct application of MotoGP technology, like the
power producing GP6-derived elliptical throttle bodies and the use of the
information-rich instrumentation originally developed for the new Desmosedici GP7.
The 1098 has the soul of a race bike, pure and simple. The riding position
encourages the rider to mould to the sleek lines of the tank and seat: man and
machine are made one. It transmits the quality and character of contact between
road surface and tyre, it signals the way the chassis
will react next and responds instinctively to rider commands.
Satisfying all the senses, the throaty roar of the twin under-seat exhausts are
synchronized with the howl of the elliptical throttle bodies providing a
fitting fanfare for the new 1098 Testastretta Evoluzione engine. The huge 104mm bore and all-new cylinder
head design unite to produce an awesome 160hp and an arm-wrenching 90+ lb-fts of torque. Developed together with Ducati
Corse, the 1098 is a masterpiece of incredible
performance and innovation.
The Superbike is available in two versions: the
awesome 1098, and for those who demand the ultimate in performance with the
very best suspension, lightweight wheels and components, the 1098 S.
Ducati Superbikes,
designed, engineered and built in Borgo Panigale, Italy, have always represented the pinnacle of Ducati motorcycle technology and racing success. For Ducati, racing and winning are a way of life and a way of
thinking for its designers, engineers and everyone at the factory. The unique
engineering solutions they embrace are proven on the race track, where the only
way to the winner's circle is with technical superiority and dependable
performance.
Motorcycles are the only thing that Ducati designs,
develops and manufactures ‘ they are its single
motivation ‘ the new 1098 and 1098 S Superbikes crystallise the essence of Ducati.
They are in form and function the culture and product
of a company dedicated to engineering excellence and winning performance.
Simply claiming superior performance and technical innovation is not enough. Ducati backs it up with results. Ducati
has dominated World Superbike racing, winning 12 of
the last 16 World Championships and taking the Manufacturers’ Trophy 14 times
since 1990. Furthermore, Ducati has won more
individual World Superbike races than all other
manufacturers combined. The results speak for themselves.
Power
The new Testastretta Evoluzione
engine
The Testastretta Evoluzione
engine is the crowning glory of Ducati’s development
and perfection of the L-Twin engine. World Superbike
dominance for the last 15 years is the result of continual commitment to
twin-cylinder technology and the 1098 Testastretta Evoluzione, the most powerful twin-cylinder production
engine in history, is a fitting reward to our engineers’ continued ingenuity.
The 1098 engine is immediately recognisable by its
completely new compact cylinders and cylinder heads. Other 1098 innovations and
revisions are less obvious as they reside inside the Evoluzione’s
engine cases, but whether external or internal, every new development was
conceived to create a lighter, more efficient, more powerful and ultra-compact
engine for the new generation of Ducati Superbikes.
The 1098 capacity is a result of a significant increase in the bore and stroke
of the Evoluzione motor. Highly ‘over-square’, it now
sports a big 104mm bore and a relatively short 64.7mm stroke. To optimise the benefits of the new, big Ducati
Twin, the cylinder heads have been completely redesigned and, when combined
with advanced MotoGP induction technology, enable
even the standard specification 1098 to produce more power than the previous
extreme Testastretta ‘R’ engine.
The Evoluzione features a reduction in the angle
between intake and exhaust valves allowing highly efficient, straight intake
ducts and newly shaped combustion chambers that contain racing size ‘R’ valves
(42mm inlet, 34mm exhaust), operated by radical ‘R’ derived camshafts. The new
cylinder heads also benefit from fewer components and include magnesium covers
to achieve a staggering weight-saving of over 3kg (6.5+lbs).
After optimising the Evoluzione
cylinder heads, engineers then focussed upon
releasing the potential of the new design by feeding them with MotoGP-derived elliptical throttle bodies. With a 30%
increase in air flow over conventional throttle bodies, the new elliptical
shape contributes an incredible 5hp increase to the record-breaking motor.
The Testastretta Evoluzione
is the lightest Ducati Superbike
engine ever, thanks to close scrutiny of every engine component. A total of 5kg
(11.1lbs) has been saved by reducing the weight of many components, including
transmission gears and the gear selector drum as well as the oil pump and
primary gears.
The Testastretta Evoluzione’s
increase in power is protected by a highly efficient oil cooler with increased
surface area and an advanced coolant radiator assisted by lightweight, high
flow electric fan assemblies. The compact and intricate design of the cooling
system integrates perfectly with the 1098’s wind-cheating aerodynamics and
sleek lines.
Finally, the 1098 is complemented by an all-new exhaust system. Significantly
lighter, it has been engineered with a power-increasing symmetrical 2-1-2
layout that uses 52mm-57mm diameter tubing with wall thickness reduced by 30%
to 0.8mm (.030in). The system terminates with Ducati’s
trademark twin under-seat silencers, delivering that unmistakable signature
sound of the big bore 90’ L-Twin.
Chassis
The 1098 chassis and suspension have received the same detailed study and
performance first priority approach. The goal was to achieve considerable
weight saving while building-in strength and rigidity to manage the new
high-powered Testastretta Evoluzione
engine. Each and every component not only contributes to achieving superior
road holding and stability, but when assembled, become a system with value far
greater than the sum of all its parts.
Trellis frame
Developed in cooperation with Ducati Corse, the 1098 Trellis frame has been designed with a
simplified tube layout featuring main section tubes increased in diameter from
28mm to 34mm, while being reduced in thickness from 2mm to 1.5mm. The result is
a 14% increase in rigidity and a weight saving of 1.5kg (3.3lbs).
Single-sided swingarm
The engineers were encouraged to re-think the
construction technique of the 1098’s unique single-sided swingarm.
The solution was to produce the main operational components using individual aluminium castings so as to ensure strength around the
pivot points, wheel hub and suspension links, with fabricated aluminium sections used to complete the construction into a
single, beautifully engineered component.
Rear suspension
Highlighting the way in which individual components are influenced by each
other, the new lightweight Trellis frame and single-sided swingarm
have enabled a more compact and further weight-saving rear suspension linkage
system that features separate lower pick-up points for the push-rod and
suspension unit. This ‘tandem’ design effectively reduces stress around the
linkage pick-up area of the Trellis frame. Working together with this highly
efficient linkage is a fully adjustable Showa single shock for the 1098 and an
incredible ‘hlins shock for the 1098 S. A vitally
important feature of the 1098’s rear suspension system is the ability to adjust
rear ride height independent of spring pre-load and other suspension settings,
critical when seeking the perfect set-up for personal riding style or track
conditions.
Front suspension
The fully adjustable 43mm Showa forks with a special
low friction Titanium Oxide-treated sliders on the 1098, and spectacular 43mm ‘hlins with low friction Titanium Nitride sliders on the
1098 S, both feature radial Monobloc caliper
mountings. The unique look of these mountings further underlines the
no-compromise racing specification of the 1098. Both front suspension solutions
are professionally track-tuned and offer superior road holding, deliver superior
feedback, and help every rider to be more confident and in control. That
control is further enhanced with the use of a Sachs steering damper.
Control
Brembo Monobloc
calipers
With a Superbike as capable as the 1098, superior
stopping power is fundamental. The 1098 is the first production street bike to
use Brembo’s Monobloc
caliper racing technology. The M4 caliper uses four 34mm pistons and two large
surface pads for maximum stopping power. Calipers are machined from a single
piece of alloy, vs. the bolt-together construction of conventional calipers.
The Monobloc design has much higher rigidity and
resistance to distortion during extreme braking, and therefore gives a much
more precise feel at the brake lever. The 1098 also introduces for the first
time on a Ducati, big 330mm discs which, when matched
to the Monobloc calipers, achieve spectacular braking
power. Despite the larger diameter, their weight has not increased due to the
use of racing-style narrow braking surfaces. The use of Monobloc
technology combined with the legendary stability of Ducati’s
Trellis frame and the 1098’s overall weight savings has made world championship
level brake performance available for the road.
Super lightweight wheels
The weight saving of 250gr achieved on the front wheel
substantially reduces the moment of inertia and enhances the 1098’s change of
direction and braking performance. The rear wheel is just as impressive with a
complete redesign for its single-sided swingarm
application that has resulted in a reduction of over 1kg compared with
traditional Ducati single-sided swingarm
fitments. Both the 1098 and 1098 S benefit from the lightweight Marchesini Y-shaped spoke wheels, but the ‘S’ goes even
further by using machine finished forged-aluminium, a
special process normally reserved for the production of race wheels. Another
first for Ducati is the mounting of 190/55 rear tyres, our widest ever, and the new standard for traction
and control.
Aerodynamic bodywork
Carefully designed not only for aerodynamic efficiency
but also to hug the sleek lines of the chassis, the 1098 enables the rider to
blend effortlessly into the race-oriented riding position. Great care has been
taken in the design of the air supply ducts so to ensure efficient air-flow
through radiator and oil coolers as well as provide ample air delivery to the airbox feeding the powerful new Testastretta
Evoluzione engine. Moulded
in lightweight Terblend’, the bodywork’s form becomes
a considerable contributing factor to the overall performance of the machine by
helping reduce weight even further while allowing the rider to effortlessly
‘tuck in’ from the wind stream and turbulence to achieve maximum straight-line
track speed.
Electronics and innovation
Instrumentation
Desmosedici-style digital instrumentation is taken
from Ducati’s MotoGP GP7
project. This pure racing, minimalist solution by Digitek
has no switches or buttons to compromise its clean lines. Instead, information
additional to the default read-outs is managed by handlebar-mounted switch
gear, allowing the rider to scroll through and select from various menus. The
default read-out presents rpm and speed, with the former displayed across the
screen in a progressive bar graph. Optionally, the rpm and speed can be
displayed in numeric values. The instrument display also doubles as a control
panel for the activation of the data acquisition system as well as listing lap
times recorded by using the high-beam flash button as a stopwatch.
Data acquisition
With the purchase of the Ducati
Data Analyser (DDA), which includes PC software, a
USB-ready data retrieval card and instructions, owners are ready to review and analyse the performance of the 1098 and its rider, and make
comparisons between various channels of information. The DDA is available from Ducati Accessories, and is supplied as standard equipment
on the 1098 S.
Normally used on race bikes only, the system records numerous
channels of data including throttle opening, vehicle speed, engine rpm, engine
temperature, distance travelled, laps and lap times.
The system also automatically calculates engine rpm and vehicle speed data so
as to also display gear selection as an additional channel of information. At
the end of a ride or track session, up to 2mb (approximately 3.5 hours) of data
can be downloaded to your PC ready to compare, analyse
and get an inside view of you and your 1098’s performance.
Data can be analysed in graphic form with options to
zoom into detail of specific sections. Dragging a trace along a timeline to
reveal individual values of the above listed channels enables the user to analyse performance in the same way that data technicians
are able in factory teams.
DUCATI 1098 S
The most powerful, lightest L-Twin Superbike in
history
The new 1098 S has achieved the status of the highest performance Ducati street bike ever by reducing weight to the max and
adding world-class components to an already record-breaking design. If owning
the ultimate Superbike is your dream, the ‘S’ is
ready to deliver.
Suspension is of the very highest performance standard. The fully adjustable
43mm ‘hlins FG511 forks, which sport low friction
Titanium Nitride fork sliders, respond effortlessly to every imperfection in
the tarmac. Beyond their advanced engineering solutions, one
of the most important characteristics of ‘hlins forks
is their ability to communicate the condition and quality of the tyre-to-road contact patch, a feature that puts every rider
in superior control. The suspension system is completed and perfectly
balanced by using a fully adjustable ‘hlins 46PRC
rear shock with a ride enhancing top-out spring, controlling the single-sided swingarm for outstanding drive, traction and steering
precision. The ‘hlins package is
completed with a control-enhancing full-adjustable steering damper.
The ‘S’ also sets a new standard for lightweight performance. On any sport or
race bike, the most effective area to reduce weight is its ‘unsprung
weight’. These are components like tyres, brakes and
wheels. Lighter wheels have a lower ‘moment of inertia’ that is beneficial with
every direction change and application of the brakes. The 1098 addresses this
important area by mounting Marchesini forged and
machined wheels, reducing weight by 1.9kg (4lbs). Both front and rear are super
lightweight and their benefit is immediately apparent. A red pin-stripe around
the front and rear rims denotes their high-tech ‘S’ status. The weight saving
is further enhanced with the application of a carbon fibre
front fender.
The 1098 S is also supplied with the Ducati Data Analyser system as standard equipment. The DDA package
supplied with the ‘S’ version enables the retrieval of data and analysis of
data collected from your previous track session or road trip. The DDA package
includes software for your personal computer on CD, a data retrieval USB key
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