Ducati Panigale V4 vs Harley-Davidson Nightster Special

The Ducati Panigale V4 (2027) and the Harley-Davidson Nightster Special (2025) are compared with the same Moto Kıyas physics model under identical conditions: flat dry asphalt, no wind, a 75 kg rider and no passenger. The Ducati Panigale V4 is a sport bike with 1,103 cc, 215.1 hp and unlisted weight; the Harley-Davidson Nightster Special is a cruiser with 975 cc, 88.5 hp and 225 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 756.6 hp/ton versus 295.0 hp/ton. On this measure the Ducati Panigale V4 is 156% ahead.

In the simulation the Ducati Panigale V4 covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 3.14 s and the Harley-Davidson Nightster Special in 3.17 s; the Ducati Panigale V4 is quicker by 0.03 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 36.4 m for the Ducati Panigale V4 (with ABS) and 49.1 m for the Harley-Davidson Nightster Special (ABS unknown, class assumption: no ABS). The Ducati Panigale V4 stops 12.7 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 299 km/h (manufacturer claim) versus 180 km/h (estimated from power and drag).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for both. Missing manufacturer data (weight) is estimated by class regression, not measured. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.