VIDEO: EBR 1190RX vs. Ducati 1199 Panigale

Erik Buell’s new American superbike takes on Ducati’s 1199 Panigale. The track tells no lies.

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.