AFTER A SUNNY MORNING WITH THE DESERTX, it was time to head back to the Ducati factory quickly and what better way to do that than astride a Streetfighter? Launched internationally last year, the Streetfighter V2 is essentially a stripped-down Panigale V2. The design is almost identical to the Streetfighter V4’s, the distinguishing elements being a slightly different tank, the exhaust unit, and the missing biplane wings, although wings are still available in either plastic or carbon-fibre as accessories if you wish to go crazy on a track-day. They are said to produce 27 kilograms of downforce at 265 km/h.
When it comes to looks, the Streetfighter ticks all the