The Streetfighter is the Brad Pitt of motorcycles. It would look just as good as furniture in your house as in your driveway. It's the kind of bike you stare at and want to be on all the time. Every ride is an event. You'll get on it at midnight if it's warm out and head off, just to ride.2026 Ducati Streetfighter V2Ducati describes it as their Panigale V2 sportbike but stripped of its bodywork and fitted with a taller, wider handlebar. You get much of the Panigale's engine, chassis and performance, but in a more upright naked-bike package designed to work better on the street, the company says.It gets stared at wherever it goes and the questions are many - how long has it been out, how fast does it go, how much does it cost. Answers: This version? 2025. How fast? Top speed is listed as 150 MPH. Price? Starts at $15,995.Looks2026 Ducati Streetfighter V2The front is dominated by a sharp-looking full-LED headlight and daytime running lights. Braking is handled by a pair of 12.6-inch front discs with stylish and powerful Brembo M50 monobloc calipers .AdvertisementAdvertisementThe rear section is much more finished-looking, with the seat and tail flowing together in a shape influenced by Ducati's MotoGP race bikes. The exhaust silencers are mounted under the seat, something Ducati has used on a number of its sportbikes over the years.The six-spoke alloy wheels have a Y-shaped design that is a modern interpretation of the classic three-spoke Marchesini wheels long associated with Italian performance motorcycles.It's a skinnier machineSome big news is its weight, or lack thereof. The Streetfighter V2 S weighs just 386 pounds without fuel, making it the lightest Streetfighter Ducati has produced. It's roughly 40 pounds lighter than the previous-generation model. Pick up a 40-pound kettle bell and compare - it's not a little bit less weight, it's a lot, and so that much more freedom and ease of turning, maneuvering and controlling.2026 Ducati Streetfighter V2EnginePower comes from Ducati's new 890cc, 90-degree V-twin, producing 120 horsepower at 10,750 rpm and 69 pound-feet of torque at 8,250 rpm.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe engine itself weighs only about 120 pounds, almost 20 pounds less than the Superquadro engine it replaced. Ducati says about 70 percent of its maximum torque is available from 3,000 rpm, which is important on the street because you shouldn't have to constantly rev the engine to get a jolt of power.For our bold track enthusiasts, Ducati offers a racing exhaust that increases output to 126 horsepower while cutting approximately 10 additional pounds from the motorcycle. That exhaust is intended for closed-course use rather than normal street riding, the key word being "Intended.All about the chassisThe Streetfighter uses a lightweight monocoque frame, meaning the engine is actually used as part of the motorcycle's structure rather than simply being carried inside a conventional frame.It gets a double-sided swingarm developed from the design used on the Panigale V4. Ducati's aim is to give the bike stability when accelerating out of corners while retaining the responsiveness you want from a sportbike.ElectronicsThere is a lot of technology packed into the Streetfighter V2, and you'll spend many happy hours getting to know the full extent of the motorcycle's capabilities. A six-axis inertial measurement unit allows the motorcycle's computers to know what the bike is doing not only while traveling in a straight line but while leaning, braking and accelerating through a corner.AdvertisementAdvertisementThat system supports cornering ABS, traction control, wheelie control, engine-braking control and Ducati Quick Shift 2.0, which allows clutchless upshifts and downshifts.There are four riding modes: Race, Sport, Road and Wet. Each changes the engine response and the amount of intervention provided by the electronic safety systems. Riders can also customize those settings instead of simply accepting Ducati's presets. Best suggestion: go out riding and try 'em all out, take your time.The instrument panel is a five-inch color TFT screen with several different display layouts intended for normal road riding and track riding.AccessoriesDucati offers several accessories depending on whether the bike is being used primarily on the road or track.AdvertisementAdvertisementTrack riders can add the racing exhaust and Ducati's Lap Timer Pro system, which records lap and split times and can display performance improvements while riding.For street use, available equipment includes cruise control, turn-by-turn navigation, a USB charging outlet and a tire-pressure monitoring system.What's the drive like?You need to get the feel and control its considerable power first. It's basically 3, 2,1, blast off. Accelerating, braking, swerving, K-turning, all need a bit of ramp-up, and you don't mind a bit.Then off to the highway with you, up a mountain hill, in full control and at one with this rude, loud, hot machine. It does everything it does well. You keep up with traffic easily. You stop when you need to stop. It has an adorable "snork" exhaust note you get when gunning it from any gear. No other motorcycle has the Ducati snork.Room for improvementI'd like bigger stubs for foot braking and shifting. Upshifting was laborious at times, requiring a stiff upward left shoe and causing shiftus interruptus. I stalled once, when trying to accelerate through an intersection in 5th gear. Some engines would have lugged, but not quit. It happens to the best of us, though.AdvertisementAdvertisementConclusion: Good god, it's a yes.This article was originally published on Forbes.com