Roadgoing Desmosedici Ducati in 2006
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First MotoGP based road racing replica bike.
Crash.net said:
Officially presented to the "Ducatista population" in May during World Ducati Week 2004, the development of the Desmosedici RR project is continuing.
For the last few weeks the new desmodromic 4-cylinder L engine that will be used for the first real MotoGP Racing Replica for the road has been on the test bed of the Ducati R&D department for the first reliability and durability tests.
The Desmosedici RR engine is undergoing motoring and firing tests aimed at testing the life and strength of the individual components to make them more suitable for sustained road riding.
Testing of this engine will proceed as planned, awaiting the dynamic tests and the demanding and complex development course that will take this new Ducati gem from the track to the road.
However this is an ambitious and extremely demanding project, as the new frontier of Ducati technological development preserves all the basic concepts of the bike used in the MotoGP World Championship.
This project offers a truly high technological level in terms of road bike machines. The Desmosedici RR engine accurately reproposes the MotoGP engine.
The traditional Ducati desmodromic timing system combines perfectly with the modernity of the 989 cc 4-cylinder (4 valves per cylinder) L structure. The road bike, like the race bike, will use cutting-edge technologies intended exclusively for racing, such as gear driven cams and a cassette type 6-speed gearbox.
In addition, the use of high-quality materials and alloys will also be used, for example titanium will be used for for the con-rods and valves, and magnesium for the engine covers.
As planned, the bike will only be revealed in its final form in November 2005, while delivery of the first Desmosedici RR will take place in 2006.
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