Bike World Drag Race | Hyper Naked Shoot Out! (The Final) 

It’s that Volkswagen/Audi money, they spent it well.

They're not the best handling/riding bikes, though. I'd still buy my Super Duke again, it's so comfortable and easy to ride. That said, I am trying to figure out why the Ducati needs to be so powerful really, for what's a naked, wide-barred streetbike. The ZH2 in my personal experience isn't as fast as this one seems to be, I wonder if the european version is really that different from the North American one. I did a few roll-ons with my friend this spring and my 1290R pulled a bike length and kept it to over 200kph. I dunno.

​@@ShamanWS6The Duke has low end torque so it will excell in roll on acceleration. In a drag race the H2 will easily win. I have ridden the 790 and I agree it's a very easy to ride bike. Even though it was a friend's bike I took to it like a fish in water.

Fireblade I feel is better than v4 no?

The manufacturers take turns on who gets to run the best design and power levels

Derived from MotoGP 🏍🏁

Nope not mentioned and it helps a lot. Also full power mode not mentioned so I suspect it’s not been used.

​@King-Arthur-The-First they did say all the rider aids where off towards the end of the video

Wheelies are funny but Performance wise or on Track its bad

i will still look at it and go "wow they copied the z1000"

@@monkmoto1887 I couldn't pick a more different design philosophy if I tried.. Everything from proportions to design styling is completely different. The Z1000 is much bulkier and massive, with a U-shape from front to tail that looks like some kind of bug or prowling lion with a much pointier nose. Street Fighter v4 has much more balanced proportions. The line from the front to the tail is straight, like on superbikes, and the overall design is slicker and much more elegant. Z1000's design looks like a bodybuilder, while Street Fighter V4 looks more like Vetoria's secret model.

​@@monkmoto1887and the Ducati looks better

Yeah, totally agree with you I mean look at those Ducatis 20 years ago, aren't they still freakin gorgeous as hell?

Me too. I love it.

Oh they 100% are, not even a question about it. They're one of if not the best in every category they make bikes. However with that said, the streetbikes, the service and the accessories are overpriced. My friend recently bought a Multistrada v4s PP and it ended up at £25k and he didn't even spec it fully and despite paying THAT much heated grips and a centre stand was still optional extras on a bloody touring bike. So yes, they do make the best bikes but in my opinion atleast they're not worth the extra amount of money you need to spend, you do pay a premium just for it to say "Ducati" on the tank and some people like that and that's perfectly fine.

@@alexm6340 have you been on the new Multistrada its a big step beyond the competition, in my opinion worth the money and why I bought one.

​@alexm6340 your buddy has a 200+hp touring bike. Nobody else can say that. That's why they charge a premium. You pay the most and get the best performance

​@@mattsloop2736Nah for the multi V4 its only like 160ish HP

@@mattsloop2736Kawasaki has a 200hp touring bike. I think it’s called H2SX… but it’s around 25k so you pay for performance.

I am Surprice where you find those Numbers for the H2 SE?They starts at 20 K and start means base Price.And we talking Stock Bikes its clear you can make a tune to the Engine but after this your Bike gonna loose Wrranty and its eaven not street legal any more.

The Z H2 and Z h2 SE are identical in a straight line. Is the V4S identical to the V4?

@@Stclairm1 powerwise its actually the same Bike only the suspenssion is diffrend and wheels. But it wont be any diffrence if they take the Standard V4 Streetfighter the Result be the same

@@Stclairm1 The S is the upgraded suspension. Engine and geometry are the same.

The base H2 is $20,000.00 USD plus fees. What dealer is selling them for $14593? I'll take two right now.

I get it makes you faster on track but if you get a road bike and need power restrictions at low speed you shouldn't be riding that bike.

@@willspeakman2461 true, but i guess ducati are all about making the fastest bikes around a track. In their words they say the restrictions give you the most acceleration you can practically use in each gear. Just like moto GP bikes they control the power in each gear because you only need enough to make the front wheel light. Anymore and wheelie then you go slower

@@aligntrex700e That's fine but I wish they had a full power option available from factory. Pretty insane they still restrict the power in higher gears. That engine must be incredible.

@@willspeakman2461 the new 2023 model does have a full power mode now because everyone was asking for it. Now that mine is unrestricted the power is insane, front wheel comes up anytime you go near the throttle with wheelie control turned off or set down low ofcourse

@@aligntrex700e Perfect, that's the way it should be.

Thanks!

Amazing how the results were the same and by the same margins when they switched bikes. Truly an even and fair comparison.

I have the same bike and right now mines making 210 at the wheel with the tune. The problem is the charge temperatures wanted to ask what is yours running at wide-open throttle

But even the stock bike can't put the power down, more power doesn't actually make it faster in this case :P

Exhaust does nothing. Only the cat is a restriction.

@@Juuul89 Faster was not the Goal :) You have to ride one to understand, this is the some of the most fun I've had on 2 wheels (minus my 701 Enduro!)

@@N1GHTKN1GHT Oh I can imagine lol! I meant that just in this race, more power would not have mattered. I have a 701 SM btw, sick bikes right?! :D

Vs the 2023 SF without any ecu flash

@@killjoysmakesomenoise668There's a lot more power to be gained with a flash on the supercharged ZH2 than the NA Ducati. £400 gets you another 50hp.

@@carleddison7479 putting upgrades to these bikes defeats the purpose of these videos tho

@@killjoysmakesomenoise668 True, but if you're looking to get one of these bikes and speed is the deciding factor, then an ECU flash for the Z is nothing when compared to the price difference. Stock Z is tuned to a max of 170hp and is reduced to 130hp when you get near redline.

Trouble is when flashed is even more of a monster to keep the front wheel on the ground

The last race shows the Ducati pulling away in 3rd, it's not even a race after 125 mph.

Zh2 has useless throttle KTM Duke 1290 is much better than ZH2 and you have lot of torque too

Thanks!

@@BikeWorldTVshow my request to make cbx1000 inline 6 for dream rides was completely ignored 🥲

So... do you roll a three sided dice when you walk into the garage? :D If you had to pick one for street riding, A) would you be able to... and B) which one would it be?

Ducati gives 4 years in Europe

@@occrash5616 if you pay for it

I love how in most cases people would have those two brands the opposite way around; the H2 line is just so ridiculous, it's awesome 😆

@@Ellisian Exactly., couldn’t agree more.

It was very obvious in the previous video!

proabbaly from onboard it look like they dont use full power on bmw cos shoft to earli 👌🏻 anyway it would be super close with v4 s but i quees bmw slightly would win it be 5 cm 😉

Yep they short shifted

The ducati is not running with +30hp than the tuono. Gears 1 up to 4 are limited. Only gear 5-6 have the 208hp.

1390 is coming!

@@tomtraynor5384 Probably going to be pretty much a whole new engine. The current 1301cc engine has already been optimized a couple of times, with thinning materials and internal mass down to the minimum where it still generates the power but isn't unreliable with durability. Going another 100cc in displacement is probably going to require a redo of the entire engine. Assuming they stay with the Vtwin architecture. To my knowledge, there hasn't been any Twin-cylinder engine created over the years from any brand that attempts to be a sports-oriented twin, with around 1400cc or so displacement. Ducati is the only one in recent times who tried to absolutely maximize the horsepower a twin can produce before they just decided a V4 was the way forward for them. At some point your bore diameters get to be so large that it's difficult to fill the cylinder, get combustion expansion rates to also fill the cylinder, produce the power you want, but also spin the engine very fast (requiring a very short stroke due to too-high piston speeds and the limits of metal strength). If you go the direction of longer stroke, you have to limit RPM and then you deal with crazy torque forces trying to not blow the tire away at lower speeds and get hook.

Race them on a proper track😂

Ego. :D It feels good to know you have the badest and fastest Naked bike.

You've heard that, too? So many times. (Had one of those, brilliant bike).

no it won't

Why are you surprised? The Ducati has more power lmfao

@@mikemoggerson6651 , lmfao(?) For what? You must be a Ducati fanboy? Horsepower is not everything. I was surprised because I knew more about the ZH2 than I did about the V4S. I thought the H2 derived engine would hold it's own, despite being the heavier bike and having 11 less horses. I based my assumption on the turbo and the fact that the Kawasaki has 11 lbs/ft more torque; which is more important than horsepower when it comes to getting off the line.

@@traeucity6087 power to weight ratio is almost everything when it comes to straight line speed. Find a video where a vehicle with inferior power to weight wins in a drag race (barring no traction or horrible launch). everyone knows the street fighter V4 is the fastest naked in a straight line. I’m no Ducati fanboy (I like Aprilia more). But the facts are facts. And horsepower includes torque. Lower torque could just mean the bike is peaky and makes a ton of power up high (like the Ducati). Power is the measure of how much torque it makes over an interval, that’s why it’s the number that really matters. Power=torque x rpm.

@@mikemoggerson6651 , Is that why despite being over 100 lbs. heavier and having a lower power to weight ratio, the Kawasaki H2 beats the Ducati Superleggera V4, in a straight line (drag race)?

@@traeucity6087that’s mostly cuz of gearing. A stock H2 will lose badly to a stock superleggera in straight line. There’s no videos out there of bone stock Vs bone stock. Btw torque doesnt matter for top speed. I sincerely think you should look up the physics behind horsepower and torque on google before speaking. Old V8 and V10 f1 engines had very low torque because of their relatively low displacement and compression ratio. Yet they revved to the moon so they made 900+ HP, hence why they could hit 300 km/h in 10 seconds. Pls find any video of a heavier vehicle with less power beating a more powerful, lighter vehicle. The only other factors are aero and tires. Also look at the superleggera aero compared to a H2 lmao. One is designed for track riding, the other as a straight line beast.

vs rocket 3 👌🏻 …..vmax win 👍🏻

70 ? no more like 120....🙃

Horsepower means nothing if you can’t use it all

It really only needs it because these more powerful bikes exist. On its own, you pretty much never want for power except if you're racing one.