Raising the Bar Even Further

A unique first ride of the Ducati Panigale V4 S was held at the Chang International MotoGP Circuit in Thailand under the DRE format. Here is how the experience was

-  Aspi Bhathena

IT WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THAT Bipul and Amit of Ducati India asked me to block certain dates in the second week of April for the first ride of the V4 S Panigale for the Asian media at the Chang International MotoGP Circuit in Buriram, Thailand.

We had done a comprehensive first ride of this motorcycle for the October 2024 issue of Bike India. It was done by our international contributor Adam Child 'Chad'.

The Ducati Corse engineers could have taken it easy, made a few cosmetic changes, and let the bike be as the last generation V4 Panigale was a fantastic motorcycle. However, they wanted to raise the bar further, with the result that this bike has undergone a number of changes under the skin and outside as well.