Advanced chassis: Trellis frame

Developed in cooperation with Ducati Corse, the lightweight Trellis frame features 34mm main section tubes with a material thickness of 1.5mm. The result is an incredibly rigid construction that remains one of Ducati’s lightest frame solutions ever.

Front suspension

43mm Öhlins with low friction titanium nitride-treated sliders are used on the 1198 S with front radial brake caliper mountings for incredible feedback.

Rear suspension

The lightweight Trellis frame and single-sided swingarm have enabled a compact and weight-saving rear suspension linkage system that features separate lower pick-up points for the push-rod and suspension unit. This ‘tandem’ design effectively reduces stress around the linkage pick-up area of the Trellis frame. The latest Öhlins TTXR twin tube technology rear shock and offers totally separate damping adjustment in compression and rebound.

Single-sided swingarm

The dual construction technique used for the single-sided swingarm sees the main operational components use individual aluminium castings so as to ensure strength around the pivot points, wheel hub and suspension links, with fabricated aluminium sections used to complete the construction into a single, beautifully engineered component.