2021 Ducati Streetfighter V4S review - is it the best naked on sale?
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- The 2021 Ducati Streetfighter V4S is 208hp naked bike with wings for extra downforce - but you probably knew that. Join me for a ride on twisty roads, around town and on the motorway as I find out if the 2021 revisions (more mid-range torque!) have turned it into my favourite supernaked of all time - or is it just a bit too serious?
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Nice and informative review.
You’re spot on; it’s two bikes in one.
I’ve got the 2020 SF and still love it as if just newly acquired.
Fantastic review Tim. Great channel with some of the best bike reviews out there. Keep up the great work 👍
Just shy of 6,000 miles since January on my Dark Stealth S.F. . Bike came alive after 3,500 miles. In track mode 90% of the time , wheelie control on 1 engine breaking 2 . I do have the Akra Exhaust map and air cleaner. NOTICEABLE difference. This is my every day means of transportation. Will get it dyno tested @ about 8,000 miles. WHAT a pleasure to ride this sleeper. Most people do not have any idea what this bike is capable of ! PLEASE try race mode, get the RPM'S up, let me know what you think..
Great review!
You really deserve more subscribers! I follow both this channel and your car channel and the content is great!
Not only is it informative but there's just the right amount of waffle to make it down to earth and "real world" unlike the typical reading off the press pack type of video you see loads of.
Keep it up Tim!
Totally agree! Shocked he doesn’t have more subs. Great content.
Well said!
Insert nice comment here "....." Just placed an order for a 2022 V4S in black............ Nice video, cheers Guv :)
nice review i just got one and no regrets. Awesome to ride though still breaking it in not experienced the power past 6k RPM yet i cant wait to stretch the legs on her a bit more after the run in period. thx for uploading your review i know i made a good choice after watching a few reviews....TOP BIKE !
SUch a good review, very much enjoyed this vid, great job.
Thanks Chris! Appreciate it :)
I’ve just got back from Yorkshire and done 1200 miles in 4days no problem with the comfort on my SF V4S , I’ve seen on here and other people saying no torque , it’s no different from my MT10SP, great bike that is as well, but I love my SF .
£20,500! I definitely a rich man's play thing. I paid under £10,000 for my MT10 and guarantee that Ducati is not twice as good.
A super naked should be a bit of a fun wheelie monster and some of that been dialled out with the Ducati. Never thought I would see a bike with worse fuel range that the 10 but think I see it here.
Haha my Multistrada never did have a usable back brake.
Nice honest review 👌
I had the KTM SDR 1290 1.0.
I loved it for about a year when I was constantly getting outdragged by Tuono's. The KTM would just wheelie for days instead of actually going forward. I hate to say it but it wore thin! Then the clutch exploded at 16k 🤬
So 3 years ago I bought the 2018 68Reg Tuono v4 1100 Factory. Better in every single way to the KTM. Even better built. I tried the 21 Tuono and found it felt cheap and nasty in comparison to my 2018..... so only left the Ducati Street Fighter S. Then I heard that as you say they have the same torque but 2k lower in the rev range. I hope to pick my SFS on 1st September. I was also very impressed with the Triumph RS1200. Great bike. The thing that put me off was the linked tc and wheelie control.
Did you like the SF more than your tuono after all?
@@lordgibbness yes. Again Ducati were late with delivery. End of October was when I finally picked it up. I've since done 7500 miles on it and a few track days. Was perfect until 2 weeks ago where the water pump has failed so now I'm waiting once more on Ducati to get it in for warranty work. I have put a deposit down on the Streetfighter v4 SP that I was assured to be delivered in May..... Still waiting.....
@@kneesparksany update in case you got the sp ? I am planning to get the sp2, and how was the Ducati after the water pump, do you recommend the SFV4 after your experience. Thanks
@TIMHARTTT yes I bought the 2021 V4S and did 10k miles on it the dreaded waterpump went at 6.5k. Fixed under warranty. Then a V4SP had a cancellation. Great bike. The dry clutch does not last long but everything else is absolutely spot on. No water pump issues as I think they finally sorted it. Coming upto 10k miles again 😊
This motor has most addictive sounds, Angry at low revs, Joyful at high revs, motor is phenomenal!!!!!,
You clearly haven’t heard the sound of the thunder - Aprilia Tuono V4! The Duc doesn’t even come close.
very informative I shall be a owner of one in a couple of days , I tried the super duke R and found it to be unable to keep a constant speed without surging , and the gear quick shiftier rough and unpredictable . I came back from a test ride very dis satisfied with the bike
Really like your rewievs. Choose between hayabusa 1300, 1290duke gt o ducati sfv4s, so if u get one of these bike for free but u cant sell it so u will have to ride it for a couple of years ahead. Touring and weekend riding, wich one would u pick? Im in the market for a big engine bike for touring/weekend ride and u rewieved those 3/ Erik 🇸🇪
I just love mc, unfortunately I'm just 14 so I have to wait a few years more😭
Great review😁
Thank you! Don’t worry, biking is worth the wait!
for what it's worth euro 5 is smoother and has a better throttle progression than euro 4. The torque at 9.500 rpm instead of 11.500 rpm is also a huge improvement for a naked. I own a MY2021 and tested a euro 4. Pity for those who bought the bike just 4 months before the release of the euro5 and understand their disappointment (also for the loss of value).
Wow what a bike if you have the moula to fit it out with the full options list? That would make it one incredible bike . Still if you’ve got that sort of money you’d get a fully optioned Panigale non? Still doesn’t get me the way a 900SS with Conti Pipes grand old lumpy Vtwin did back in the 70s, 80s.
A good bike to put the wind up Honda 1100 riders in the twisties on the sports-tourers heh, heh.
We need a Tim and Hammond rides video
If you're pottering through Dorking, stop at Cobbetts for a quick tipple and then Crostinies for a nice pizza. But you knew that already Tim!
I had Crostinies for dinner tonight 🤣
Is it one of those bikes you have to go from second into neutral?
Worlds greatest bike, is about to get even better!!! SP coming soon!!!! Already sold out!!!! Just like Spooky Pinball Machines!!!!
So I hear…
Got mine on order to go next to my pani sp
hi, what is your average fuel consumption?
is this bike better than Speed triple 1200 rs? no matter the price, which one is more fun to ride?
He is king of the nakeds!
Hello, for the little twisties, would you choose the Ducati Streetfighter V4S 2021 or the Triumph Speed Triple RS 2021 ? I have tried twice the Speed recently and should ride the Streetfighter next week and think of buying one of the 2 for the little curved roads back here in Britany France. Happy owner of a Triumph Rocket 3R, I would like to complete my fleet with a more joyfull bike dedicated to the little curves. And I already know it is going to be hard to decide of the 2. The way Torque and Power get delivered in 2nd and 3rd gears, mid range 5000 rpm++, the capacity to easily take the angle and also the engine sound involvement in that mid-range… So many questions but so little reviews of people who had the chance to try the 2 bikes as you did…. Any comments much appreciated ;-)
I think I'd go for the Triumph. Just more exciting at road-legal speeds, and you save £5,000… which is a lot of money. Envious of your Rocket!
@@timrodierides Thank’s for your constructive comment, I have tried the Streetfighter and again de Speed Triple and I cannot agree more with you. The Strreetfighter is coming from the Track DNA and is not as homogeneous as the Speed for the road. As you said, it is far better for the little twisties at legal speed. The Triumph dealership gave me the Speed for the week-end to try and explore deeper and so far I found nothing wrong to say about the Speed, an amazing bike to ride on the country side roads, an easy bike but very effective. Without any doubts, I will go for the Speed Triple, not the Streetfighter. Bravo Triumph !
👍👍👍
Just got my dark stealth Streetfighter at the end of June, going in for the first service this weekend. I love the bike so far but I do agree it needs more low down torque. My old bike was an FZ09 (MT09) and it would lift the wheel all the time, but I can’t get the Streetfighter to lift from throttle only so far.
Calibration in the settings is a must, ECU mapping with the race exhaust!!! Mine has stupid power everywhere!!! Stock bikes are RESTRICTED!!!!!
Good
Lol watching this from an American perspective was giving me anxiety , I had to keep reminding myself he's not american bc he was not freaking out bc people was driving on the "wrong" side of the road😂
Jeepers creepers I will stick with my S1000R sport , thought that was a lot of money at 15255 K, does all I want and more, defo got a far better screen as well, 30mph in Sixth twist the grip and it’s away, so I got to think what would I be getting for 5K more not nothing I think.
So this or the S1000R for the Street? Thanks!
I’m probably in the minority, but I’d save a tonne of money and get the BMW. If you included the KTM, I’d get the KTM hands down!
@@timrodierides Thank You!
Maybe you didnt realize how much power it really has. That bike has computer controled reduced power in first few gears. until you are in 4th at WOT upwards of 11 grand, you dont know how much it realy has...
I did realise, but thanks!
Beauty of a bike, my pockets are not that deep tho.
Mine neither
950SS Dad’s Panagale.
New Streetfighter V-4 SP coming next spring 2022
SDR is the best, hands down best!
Dream on.
@@fyorbane I don’t dream, I do
I love it but fail to see (or appreciate) why bikes have become so expensive. They are now comparatively priced with small cars where you get more cylinders, more seats, a roof, doors, aircon, power windows, HiFi, etc. What is it that makes bike manufacture sooooo expensive? Bikes cost five times more in dollars per kilogram (or pounds per pound for you UK peeps). I feel like I'm getting stitched up.
So expensive and you still get two piss pot reservoirs.
Superbikes are much more than your every day bike - it’s about passion, precision, engineering and exclusivity. Things that you don’t get with “small cars”, the cars you get that same thing with cost over $100,000.
@@AngelSapundzhiev You have totally missed the point. Try again.
Passion costs nothing, CNC machining, casting and extrusion has made near everything precision (with the exception of Chinese crap), CAD and modelling had made engineering easy and cheap. Ducati make 50,000 bikes a year so there's nothing exclusive about that... What you're saying is milk from a hand raised cow costs five times the price of farm milk because the cow has a name and gets belly rubs?
(Do you work in a marketing department by any chance?)
@@CathodeRayNipplez it’s all about perception, my friend. If we are willing to pay for it, then what’s the problem? The price is determined by what the market is willing to pay for a certain product. And in all honesty, I ride and commute on a bike for 6 months out of the year (living in Chicago is hard to do more than that) and to me the cost is completely justified as these bikes give me the thrill, the adrenaline and the enjoyment no other car gives me, even my Benz ML350 with all the comfort and features it has. To me, having a beautiful bike that can be appreciated on a daily basis is priceless. And many others feel the same way, I’m sure. This is why we are willing to pay the asking price and it is what it is, has nothing to do with manufacturing and cost of production, in the big picture of things.
@@AngelSapundzhiev "A Fool And Their Money Are Easily Parted" - Marketing Dept.
1290 super duke r is king 👑👑👑👑
European bikes you have to roll it back and forth to get it into neutral lmao, All the KTM’s,Ducati’s and Aprilias I have to do that lol just a funny quirk but not really a con to me
I know - I’ve got a modern Ducati! It was just being a pain
How are you going to gear a 1100 cc bike to hit top revs within the speed limit, that's a mental thing to say 😂 just go buy a 125, seriously your missing the whole point of what it is.
Those insect headlights won't last, stylewise. I predict in 5 or 10 years people are going to be asking what the hell were they thinking.
I’ve owned one for a year and there is absolutely no way this is even close to top of the class. The fuelling is terrible, the torque is almost non existent down low and no cruise control. It’s named “streetfighter” and yet you need to be going track speeds to get to the fun bit. May as well buy the panigale V4 and get a track bike to boot
It might be fun but it looks unfinished.
How so?
A nasty bike with no real world relevance.Please test the NC750X and tell me its more fun.I t will beat you anywhere with the tank range.!!
What are you talking about, brother!? 😁