Ducatis Future lies in a V4??

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I had started a debate in the SL thread about this but so as not to derail that thread I am starting this one..

Do Ducati have to go the V4 route for their Superbikes???
 
With WSBK going to EVO rules soon and with cost cutting being one of the main objectives to allow more teams to enter and level the playing field, idk if the V4 will end up only being a MotoGP exclusive design

Quoting Duck's post from the SL thread, the below could be a big factor for usage in WSBK

"A few of my main concerns regarding a V4 would be added girth, increased weight, and the possibility of significantly increased maintenance costs."
 
It would be interesting. Aprilia has not been competitive in SSTK with a V4, where the R has been.

Now with the former manager of aprilia racing in charge at Ducati we'll see how philosophies evolve.
 
This for me will be hard to say where Ducati will go next, because above all, I'm still a Ducatisti and with that cames obviously trelis frame and L twin.

Ducati has already given up on the trelis frame, will they give up on the L2? Probably, cause I don't see much more room for the L2's to improve.

It it insane the compression ratio and the size of a piston in a Ducati.

Let's see what future will bring, but eventualy a V4 will appear.
 
With WSBK going to EVO rules soon and with cost cutting being one of the main objectives to allow more teams to enter and level the playing field, idk if the V4 will end up only being a MotoGP exclusive design

Quoting Duck's post from the SL thread, the below could be a big factor for usage in WSBK

"A few of my main concerns regarding a V4 would be added girth, increased weight, and the possibility of significantly increased maintenance costs."

Wait... Maintenance costs can go even higher!?? LOLOLOL
 

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