East Troy, Wisconsin, home of Erik Buell Racing, may be a long way from Bologna, Italy, but the new EBR 1190RX, in performance, is remarkably close to the Ducati 1199 Panigale. How do we know this? Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer, together with Road Test Editor Don Canet, recently compared these V-twin superbikes, both identically priced at $18,995, at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Nevada. And by the end of the day, with tires toasted and all video and photography wrapped, we were finally able to determine a winner. But is it the bike you expected? Watch this video to find out, and then read our comparison test review, which features full test data, plus the all-important dyno charts.
VIDEO: EBR 1190RX vs. Ducati 1199 Panigale
Erik Buell’s new American superbike takes on Ducati’s 1199 Panigale. The track tells no lies.