Ducati 1199

The Ducati 1199 Panigale is a sport motorcycle made by Ducati of Italy, introduced at the 2011 Milan Motorcycle Show and named after Borgo Panigale, the small town where Ducati builds its machines. Its 1,198 cc Superquadro engine is a very oversquare 90-degree L-twin that serves as a stressed member of the chassis, with a gear and chain valvetrain in place of the belt-driven cams of earlier Ducatis, and Ducati claimed 195 bhp, the most of any production twin at the time. The bike was among the first production sports motorcycles with electronically adjustable suspension and carried its exhaust beneath the engine. Variants include the 1199 Panigale R homologation special for World Superbike, the Senna edition benefiting the Instituto Ayrton Senna, and the 500-unit 1199 Superleggera. A larger 1,285 cc 1299 Panigale followed for the 2015 model year.