The Ducati Desmosedici RR is a limited production road-legal version of the Desmosedici

Ducati Desmosedici

Ducati Desmosedici is the name of the series of four-stroke V4 Prototype Motorcycles developed by Ducati to compete in the MotoGP World Championship. GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corresponds to the year the bike raced .- Background :Ducati abandoned the Grand Prix racing scene at...

 MotoGP racebike.

Ducati made 1,500 Desmosedici models for public purchase. The bike was launched at the 2006 Italian MotoGP event. The entire 500 unit allocation for the United States sold out in five hours.

In 2004, Ducati announced that a low volume bespoke replica of the Desmosedici would be available beginning in 2006. Termed the Desmosedici RR (Racing Replica), it was claimed to be the first true road replica of a MotoGP racing bike. Priority for ordering was given to Ducati 999R owners, with production projected at one bike per day at a retail cost of US$

United States dollar

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72,500 and . The price included a three year warranty and servicing, cover, and a racing kit including a race-only exhaust system, a slip-on muffler, and complementary fuel and ignition mapping in a "race ECU". It also included enough sponsor stickers to fill both sides of the bike.

The bike was eventually launched at the 2006 Italian MotoGP event at Mugello, with production beginning in December 2007 and the first customer orders delivered from January 2008.

Specifications

Engine

• Type: 90° V4 cylinder
  V4 engine
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   "Double-L-Twin", Twin Pulse firing order, liquid-cooled, DOHC, Desmodromic, four titanium valves per cylinder, gear-driven camshaft
  Camshaft
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• Bore x stroke: 86 mm (3.4 in) x 42.56 mm (1.7 in)
• Displacement: 989 cc
• Compression ratio
  Compression ratio
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  : 13.5:1
• Power: 200 CV @ 13,800 RPM (claimed)
• Torque: 11.8 kgm @ 10,500 RPM (claimed)
• Fuel injection: Four 50 mm (2 in) Magneti Marelli throttle bodies, 12-hole "microjet" with injectors over throttle, manual idle control
• Exhaust: '4-into-2-into-1' vertical exit exhaust/silencer
• Emissions: Euro 3

Transmission

• Gearbox: six-speed; cassette type
• Clutch: Dry multi-plate slipper clutch
  Slipper clutch
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  , hydraulically actuated

Vehicle

• Body: Full carbon fiber
  Carbon fiber
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   bodywork
• Frame: Tubular CrMo steel trellis hybrid, carbon fiber seat support, aluminum swingarm
  Swingarm
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• Front suspension: Öhlins
  Öhlins
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   'FG353' PFF inverted forks ("USD forks") 43 mm (1.7 in) pressurized, with preload, rebound and compression adjustment, TiN-coated sliders
• Front wheel: Marchesini forged and machined magnesium alloy wheels, with seven-spoke design as GP6
• Rear suspension: Öhlins rear shock, with rebound, low/high speed compression adjustment, and hydraulic preload adjustment
• Rear wheel: Marchesini forged and machined magnesium alloy
  Magnesium alloy
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   wheels, with seven-spoke design as GP6
• Tires: Bridgestone Battlax BT-01, front 120/70 ZR17- rear 200/55 ZR16
• Front brake: Two Brembo radial "monoblock" calipers with four 34 mm (1.3 in) pistons; two semi-floating 320 mm (12.6 in) x 6 mm (0.236220472440945 in) discs, with machined flange: the same as GP6 wet race set-up
• Rear brake: 240 mm (9.4 in) fixed disc, fixed caliper with two 34 mm (1.3 in) pistons
• Fuel tank: aluminum alloy
• Dry weight: 171 kg (377 lb)
• Instruments: New lightweight Corse electronic multifunction dashboard with LCD 'bar' graph tachometer, trip/odometer, anti-theft immobilizer, lap time measurement, oil pressure, fuel reserve, EOBD, clock, air temperature, rev counter

Version

• Colors: Two versions — 1) Desmosedici RR: Rosso GP with a white number plate on the tail section; 2) Desmosedici RR "Team Version": Rosso GP with broad white fairing stripe.
• Versions: Single-seat with racing exhaust (102 dB) - without catalytic converter
  Catalytic converter
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  . A team sponsor decal kit was provided with each bike.

Performance

• Power 169.8 hp @ 13250 RPM at the rear wheel
• 1/4 mile 9.49s @ 152.80 mph
• Top speed 188.2 mph/302 km/h

External links

• Ducati.com - The official manufacturer's website. Current model info, including online information, history, manuals and race team info (Italian/English)
• robotpig.net - Desmosedici RR - article about Desmosedici RR
• Pierre Col's Desmosedici RR photos - 12000 km in a year on road and tracks in France