Ducati Panigale V4 Tricolore is Yours For £48,000
A Ducati Panigale V4 Tricolore has been announced, as a strictly limited edition of just 1,000 bikes featuring special paint and trick parts
It’s probably too late for most bikers’ Christmas lists, but the Ducati Panigale V4 Tricolore should be on everyone’s wish list for 2025.
The bike has been created to celebrate “Made in Italy and Ducati history” according to the press release from Ducati USA, and as you’d expect for one of Ducati’s top-flight special editions, it’s going to be uber-exclusive and dripping with trick parts and special paint. It also becomes the first production bike to utilise a braking system with 338.5mm discs, hardware normally reserved for race bikes taking part in MotoGP and WorldSBK.
The bike is limited to just 1,000 units worldwide, and its most striking, or ‘evocative’ feature is its paint scheme. It’s a look which is said to be inspired by the Ducati 750 F1 (above) of the early eighties, which is significant because that is the bike which spawned a line of Desmoquattro icons, like the 851, 916, 996 and 999.
Today's Tricolore is a bike designed by Aldo Drudi, a helmet designer for the stars, and the Ducati Centro Stile. Like the 750 F1 it’s inspired by, it uses a red, white and green livery, which is fairly obviously inspired by the Italian flag. Unlike its predecessor, though, the Panigale features an asymmetric design, meaning each side of the bike is different from the other.
According to the press information from Ducati, the new look is supposed to “underline the aerodynamic surfaces of the bike, with more taut lines that highlight the change in style that marked, with the Panigale V4 2025”.
And this bike is more than just a slap of paint and some trendy decals, as Ducati has chucked a vanload of special parts and exotic finishes at the bike. For starters, there are some drool-worthy carbon wheels, that shave nearly a kilo from the bike's overall weight.
The wheels are joined by a world first for a production bike, as Ducati, along with its partner Brembo, has unleashed Front Brake Pro to the world. The system comprises two finned Brembo T-Drive discs measuring 338.5mm in diameter and 6.2mm thick, and the system is said to increase braking power and performance consistency. The spec of the rotors on the new bike is normally reserved for top-class racing, and while it’s the first time this kind of tech will be seen on the road, they have already been tested by some big-name riders. At the 2024 Race of Champions, part of the World Ducati Week celebrations, racers including Jorge Martìn, Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez and the rest of the RoC grid who used the same hardware at World Ducati Week. The braking system is topped off with Brembo’s range-topping HyPrure calipers, and an MCS 19.2 master cylinder with a remote span adjuster.
Each Trilolore sold will be completed by a dry clutch, adjustable footpegs, in billet aluminium and a GPS module. For trackday users, the bike will also come with a racing tank cap, brake caliper conveyors, an open clutch cover in carbon fibre and a kit for removing the number plate which will all supplied as standard.
Marking each bike as a genuine special edition model, the serial number and model name will be etched into the top clamp, while a certificate of authenticity will be included.
For those looking to take the plunge with what will likely be the most exclusive bike of 2024, a dedicated page has been set up on the Ducati website.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
