BMW F 900 R versus Ducati Streetfighter V2

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW F 900 R

Naked
Ducati

Ducati Streetfighter V2

Naked
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BMW F 900 R
Gallery
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Ducati Streetfighter V2 im Test
Gallery

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2019 bis 2025~
Built von 2022 bis 2025~
RRP 9.400 €
RRP 18.190 €
Ausführliches Test-Video von Motorradtest.de
Ausführliches Test-Video von Motorradtest.de
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Competitors

Pros:
  • Engine
  • Basic price
  • Comfort
Pros:
  • Performance in abundance with low weight
  • Top brakes and chassis
  • powerful V2 sound
  • complete equipment incl. great QuickShifter
Cons:
  • Windbreak
  • Pillion comfort
Cons:
  • limited pillion operation
  • Stationary noise 102 dB
  • no fuel gauge

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.518 mm
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.465 mm
Length : 2.100 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 845 mm
Weight : 200 (max: 425 ) kg

Engine

Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V2 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 955 ccm
Hub: 61 mm
Hole: 100 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min
Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Maximum speed: 240 km/h
Performance: 153 HP at 10.750 U/Min
Torque: 101 NM bei 9.000 U/Min
Tank contents: 17 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 280 km

Chassis

Frame type:
 Bridge frame in shell construction (steel)
Front suspension:
 Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
 Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
 Aluminum two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
 Monocoque (aluminium)
Front suspension:
 Fully adjustable Showa Big-Piston USD 43mm (travel 120mm)
Rear suspension:
 Sachs central strut (travel 130 mm)
Rear suspension:
 Single-arm swingarm made of aluminium
Tyres at the front: 120/70-17
Rear tyres: 180/60-17

Brakes

Front brake
 Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
 Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Front brake
 Double disc, Brembo M4 four-piston fixed callipers (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
 Single disc, two-piston caliper (∅ 245 mm)

Ideal for a sporty short trip

If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.

You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!

The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.

Price / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: 8.800€
  • Years of construction: since 2020
  • Colours: red-silver, blue, black
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