The 1098R - A championship winner from the start
THE LIGHTEST AND MOST POWERFUL TWIN-CYLINDER BIKE OF ALL TIME
The 1098 R is a world championship winner, right from the start. 2008 has been a very important year for Ducati as it has seen the debut and victory of the 1098 F08 race bike in both the World Superbike championship and our national British Superbike Championship . Although the BSB specification is slightly different to that of the WSBK machine, both of these bikes are derived from the impressive 1098 R that has already become a technological point of reference with regard to production sport bikes. - The ultimate Superbike, the 1098R is the most advanced, most powerful twin-cylinder motorcycle ever built. It is the product of a team of designers and engineers focussed on one objective only - to win.
The 'R' is a race bike, pure and simple.
Its competition specification
and superior components together with advanced electronics and
race-proven chassis technology deliver a level of performance that
empowers you with confidence and capability. On the road, it
distinguishes you as a connoisseur of high-performance motorcycles. On
the track it promotes you to a higher level of riding and closer to
realising your dreams.
World Superbike rule changes mean that the road-going 'R' version is
closer than ever to our factory race bike. The 1098 R is not a replica
- it's the real deal. An incredible 180hp L-Twin Testastretta
Evoluzione engine in a race-winning Trellis chassis set-up tips the
scales at an unbelievably lightweight 165kg (364lbs) and comes with a
race kit that introduces Ducati Corse's world championship winning
traction control system.
Once again, Ducati raises the bar and sets the world standard for sport
bikes while turning the heads and racing the hearts of enthusiasts
throughout the world.
RACING KIT
The 1098 R comes with a race kit (intended strictly for track use only) which boosts power output from 180 to approximately 186hp. The kit consists of a 102dB carbon fibre slip-on muffler kit by Termignoni and a dedicated ECU. The ECU not only has reconfigured mapping to suit the racing mufflers, but also initiates the system dialogue that controls the DTC (Ducati Traction Control ) system. The 1098 R is the first ever production bike to be fitted with a true competition-level traction control.
