The level of performance achieved is extremely high: Alessandro Valia, an official Ducati tester, rode the bike equipped with racing equipment and slick tyres in 1:52:45 minutes on the Mugello circuit, less than two seconds from the time of the Panigale V4 R SBK, winner of the 2019 Italian Motorspeed Championship (CIV) with Michele Pirro. For 2007, the motoGP rules were changed to limit engines to a maximum displacement of 800 cc. In response, Ducati built the GP7. Its specifications were: 800 cc bike, dual L twin engine (4 cylinders Twin Pulse). MotoGP motorcycles are far from being approved for the road. When you put a MotoGP motorcycle next to a production road bike, the similarities are literally nowhere to be found. Honda spends between $1 million and $2 million to build its MotoGP bike, so you can see from this that MotoGP is a completely different breed of racing bikes. The Ducati Desmosedici is a four-stroke V4-powered racing motorcycle produced by Ducati for MotoGP. The standard nomenclature is attached to GP with the two-digit year, like Desmosedici GP10 for 2010. In 2006, Ducati produced a small series of 1,500 road-approved variants, the Desmosedici RR. Deliveries will start in June 2020 at the rate of 5 bikes per day The Desmosedici RR is a road version of the Desmosedici that was delivered for the first time in early 2008.

However, it will be a very different driving experience from Lewis Hamilton`s W12, and it doesn`t exactly bring F1 technology to the masses – only 275 will be produced. They cost over £2 million per pop, and they`re all spoken. Most of us have to settle for a try on the recently announced Forza Horizon 5. Or, if you – like us – love both motorcycles and cars, in the world of two wheels, you can access a high-end racing pace for very little. Further GP7 testing in Motegi, Japan, revealed that the 800cc machine was capable of making faster laps than the larger displacement 990cc bikes and had almost a second advantage over the fastest 800cc bike, a Honda Dani Pedrosa. The GP5 version kicked off Ducati`s third season in MotoGP, with Bayliss replaced by Spanish rider Carlos Cheva. Thanks to a cooperation agreement with Bridgestone, Ducati was finally able to contribute to the development of new tyres and at the end of the season, the Desmosedici became a competitive machine. Bridgestone has found that hard tires adapt more to the bike than softer tires to create grip, allowing it to rotate the rear wheel, allowing for better control. Capirossi scored two victories at the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi and the Malaysian GP in Sepang, while Checa scored several podiums.

The only homologated motorcycle in the world with a chassis, swingarm and carbon fiber wheels The GP6 was introduced in the Italian ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio and is a lighter and more powerful version of the GP5. With better aerodynamics and a better fuel tank position, especially if it is stronger, the engine power has been smoothed to make the bike more maneuverable. This made the bike slower at top speed, but faster in, around and out of corners. [2] The 800cc era of MotoGP officially began with the first race of the 2007 MotoGP season at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. Casey Stoner wins the race on the new GP7. The bike had a clear advantage in terms of top speed over the rest of the peloton due to its higher power engine. A new track record was set at GP7. Valentino Rossi, vice-world champion at Yamaha and five-time world champion, realised that « unfortunately there was too much difference between (our) bikes in the straight » and « our Yamaha will never go as fast as the Ducati in a straight line ». These words turned out to be true as the GP7 had a top speed advantage throughout the season, although the other manufacturers (Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki) clearly closed the gap at the end of the year. Stoner and his Ducati bridgestone proved to be the best combination in MotoGP and he won the World Championship in Motegi, Japan, on 23 September 2007, four races before the end of the season. This low weight is due to more MotoGP technology. On the one hand, the body parts and subframe of the Ducati Desmosedici RR are made of carbon fiber.

It was the first road-approved production bike with forged magnesium wheels, Bennetts reports. And the Ohlins fork pressed by the accelerator and brembo brakes are identical to those of the contemporary rider, reports Motorcycle.com. On 12 January 2011, Ducati unveiled the GP11 for the 2011 MotoGP season. [14] The bike was ridden by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden. Despite its exotic materials and properties, the Desmosedici RR has some road-friendly aspects. Its 6-speed transmission passes easily, CW reports, and its burst clutch is both forgivable and relatively easy to pull. And while the V4 generates a lot of power, it`s usually at the top of its rev range. At road speeds, it is no more difficult to live than with any other liter bike.

About a decade before the modern V4 Panigale, the 2007 Ducati Desmosedici RR appeared with a V4. It`s a 998cc V4, reports Motorcyclist, which produces 180 horsepower and 77 lb-ft on the rear wheel. And that`s in Road-Going Spec, Car and Driver Reports. With a track-ready exhaust and an ECU, it develops 197 hp and 85 lb-ft. And he doesn`t move much of a bike. Without liquids, the Ducati Desmosedici RR weighs just 377 pounds, reports RideApart. Even at full load, it weighs only 425 pounds. In addition, it rotates at 14,200 rpm, reports Bonhams. The Panigale V4 Superleggera, actually the modern equivalent of the motorcycle, costs £90,000. Not that a used Desmo is a cheap alternative – you`ll need at least £50,000 to buy one, which means it`s hardly cheaper than new once inflation is taken into account.

The wallet penalty doesn`t stop there either. According to Bennetts, you`ll have to spend £1500 to make valve spacing every 7500 miles, and another £3000 to remove the heads and undo the valves every 22,000. Ouch. Ducati has developed the 989 cc « D16RR » engine specifically for the motorcycle, with wet sump lubrication replacing the racing bike`s drying system. But it has the same bore and stroke as the GP motorcycle, the same ignition sequence and very similar titanium connecting rods and valves. The V4 arrangement was unusual in Ducati`s road bike team at the time – this was long before the company abandoned V-Twins in favor of V4s in its sports and superbikes. Ducati started its project to build an 800cc MotoGP motorcycle very early and according to Ducati racing boss Filippo Preziosi, Ducati had already built twenty 800cc engines with various specifications by August 2006. [3] In addition, a first version of the bike was tested for the first time on the track in early May 2006. [4] Public testing with the bike began on 21 August at the Brno circuit, where Loris Capirossi had won the day before GP6.

Capirossi`s lap times on the GP7 prototype were only 1.4 seconds lower than his track record on the 990cc GP6. Many components are made of carbon fiber, which have been molded into advanced aerodynamic shapes. This includes the fairing, which ensures a level of aerodynamic efficiency that matches and exceeds that of current MotoGP motorcycles. Thanks to the « biplane » wings inspired by Ducati MotoGP 2016 with the highest performance in this area, it can guarantee a downforce of 50 kg at 270 km/h, 20 kg more than the wings of the Panigale V4 MY20 and V4 R. This downforce improves acceleration by counteracting the tendency to drive and increasing braking stability. Aside from the addition of lights and mirrors, the body has changed little. Ducati even included a full set of sponsor stickers for the full replica experience. For an additional £5,000, buyers could buy a kit with a noisier exhaust, paddock mount and more track-oriented electronics. Without that, you looked at £40,000 for this bike, which seems like a good deal when you think about it. Meticulous attention to detail is also evident in the solid aluminum radiator cap and the ignition key provided for this purpose with an aluminum insert with the bike number. On 19 March 2012, Ducati unveiled the GP12 for the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, which included new displacement standards of up to 1,000 cc.

The bike was ridden by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden. It was the turn of Jack Miller, Johann Zarco, Ena Bastianini, Pecco Bagnaia and Luca Marina to drive the legally produced 2021 Ducati V4S for the road for a few hot laps in Jerez. The Panigale managed to achieve a better time of 1:43.3; It was only two seconds behind the 1:41.1 set by the ducati MotoGP factory bike.