Swing a leg over the 2014 Ducati 899 Panigale and you feel instantly like a Grand Prix racer.
Ducati has aced the test of this size sport motorcycle. The 899 Panigale marries the responsive light handling of the smaller bikes with performance that approaches that of liter-class bikes, but without the intimidating force of its 1198cc big brother or other liter and larger performance monsters.
Between the 899 Panigale rider's legs is one of the best mills yet from the Italian maker of L-shaped twin engines. It has Ducati's trademark springless valve actuation, with four valves per cylinder in the 898cc liquid-cooled motor. It pumps 148 horsepower with gobs of thrilling pulling punch.
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