AELLA
PanigaleV4-s
AELLA × PanigaleV4S
AELLA’s New Custom Build
The AELLA Panigale V4 S made a spectacular debut at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in March 2019.
We customized AELLA parts specifically for this V4, proposing a new style of custom build.
Although the parts lavished on the AELLA V4 are our regular retail products,
they feature a secondary contrast-cut design that further emphasizes their machined character.
We also added original laser engravings matching the AELLA V4’s Japanese-pattern design to the master cylinder reservoirs as well as the heel guards of the rearset kit.
The Japanese-pattern reservoir design proved so popular
that we sold it as a limited edition at the AELLA booth at the Taiwan Motorcycle Show in July 2019, as well as in Japan.
The base Panigale V4 wears DUCATI’s iconic red.
With AELLA’s Kyoto roots as the design concept,
its expression draws inspiration from Rinpa, a school of painting that began in Kyoto during the Edo period.
Treating the entire body as a golden folding screen, we adapted the ryusui-mon flowing-water pattern,
creating a design both bold and graceful, unlike anything seen on a motorcycle before.
The entire AELLA team worked together to complete this V4, of course,
but it would not have been possible without the help of experts in many fields.
Wrapping film covering the entire body, even its inner surfaces, was used in an AELLA custom for the first time.
It makes color changes easy, and readily reproduces finishes that are difficult to achieve with paint, such as matte, hairline, or carbon patterns.
On top of that, the silencer cover with its heat shield received
Cerakote, a special coating with excellent heat and impact resistance, while water printing was applied down to the smallest plastic parts.
Each of these advanced techniques enhances the presence of the AELLA parts.
