Ducati Desmosedici RR

About 147 ( 200) by 13.500/min ( with Race Kit)

116 at 10.500/min ( with Race Kit)

The Desmosedici RR is a motorcycle category supersport / superbike of the Italian manufacturer Ducati.

It is a road-going replica of the factory MotoGP Desmosedici GP machine.

Technology

Landing gear

The chassis is derived from the the 2006 MotoGP machine and consists of a hybrid trellis frame, a pressurized Ohlins upside- down fork type FG353 PFF with titanium nitride - coated 43 -mm slide tubes, a massive swing arm with Ohlins Monoshock. Front fork and rear legs are fully adjustable compression damping of the shock absorber even separately for high- and low-speed range. Forged rims come from the renowned Italian manufacturer Marchesini ( Brembo ) and made ​​of a lightweight magnesium alloy. The specially developed for the Desmosedici RR tire Battlax BT -01 are from the company Bridgestone. As with racing motorcycles default, the machine has no separate rear frame but a self-supporting monocoque made ​​of carbon fiber composite.

Engine / transmission

The engine is a 90 ° V four-cylinder engine with 989 cc displacement, 2 overhead, driven by gears, camshafts per cylinder bank, four desmodromic valves actuated titanium and electronic fuel injection. The asymmetrical Twin Pulse -called firing sequence was also acquired by the Desmosedici GP. The power is transmitted via a slipper dry clutch and a 6 speed cassette gearbox to the rear wheel.

The full output of over 147 kW (200 PS ) reaches the Desmosedici RR with only a non- street-legal, up to 102 dB ( A) loud, racing exhaust system and a control device adapted it.

Others

Ducati Desmosedici RR produced the limited edition of 1,500 copies, delivery to the buyer began in July 2007. The price was around € 55,000. Two color options were available, the classic Ducati red ( " Rosso GP" ) and the MotoGP painting in " Rosso GP" with white stripes on the side panel.

The actor Tom Cruise was the first buyer of a Ducati Desmosedici RR in the USA.

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