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86 MOTORCYCLETRADER

Future

Classic

The designer put in charge of the project

was a young chap called Damien Basset,

who had worked in a more junior role

on previous Ducati models, such as the

Hypermotard and the Desmosedici.

It was Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali

who is credited with spotting the niche

for the Streetfighter, a project which was

handed over to Basset.

In an interview with Faster & Faster online,

the latter revealed: “Due to time restrictions,

we decided not to modify the 1098’s chassis,

engine and airbox. It was clear to me from that

point that the ’Fighter would be closely tied

to the 1098. So, identifiable details and form

language are directly drawn from the 1098,

but proportions are clearly more aggressive

Price

aside,

there

was no

question

these

things

were a

head-

spinning

ride