Desmosedici RR Prototype Sports Bike By Ducati For Moto GP

Desmosedici GPX is a prototype sports bike that was developed by Ducati, one of the worlds sports bike manufacturers, for the Moto GP World Championship. The Desmosedici RR is a replica of the Desmosedici GPX that was used for the races. It was a prototype having 4-stroke V-4 engine and was custom made for the ordinary roads.

The Ducati bike company had announced that they would put into production the Desmosedici RR, the limited edition replica of the Desmosedici GPX from the year 2006. RR is the short form of Racing Replica and it was probably the first replica of a Racing bike that was put into production for on road usage. The ordering of the bike was open for all but they preferred the orders by the proud owners of the Ducati 999R.

The company had announced that they are going to make just 1500 Desmosedici RR bikes worldwide, and that too one bike per day and so it would cost 65,000 $ for the market in USA and 40,000 pounds in the market in the United Kingdom. The price that has been determined by the company also comes bundled with a 3-year total service contract and warranty. It also included a free racing kit that has an exhaust and an improved electronic chip for better control.

The Desmosedici RR had its mega launch at the Mugello at the Italian Moto GP in the year 2006. The first proud owner of the bike was the famed Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. The bike ad created a lot of firsts in the history of bikes. It was the first replica of a racing bike prototype. It was also sold out in 5 hours in America, another first. It was the most powerful of the bikes that was legally allowed to drive on the streets.

Some of the engine specifications of the Desmosedici RR are Double L-Twin (4 cylinder Twin Pulse), liquid-cooled, DOHC, Desmodromic, four valves per cylinder with gear-driven camshafts. The bike has a Displacement of 989 cc and the engine power is 147.1 kW - 200 hp (150 kW) and the wheel has 13,800 rpm. The Torque generated is 11.8 kgm - 85.55 Ib-ft at 10,500rpm. It also has a Euro 3 emission.

The fuel injection of the Desmosedici RR has a Four 50 mm Magneti Marelli throttle bodies, 12-hole microjet with injectors over throttle, manual idle control. The Exhaust is '4-into-2-into-1' vertical exit exhaust/silencer. The body of the bike is made of Carbon-fibre with steel trellis frame and aluminum handle. It used Bridgestone Tyres. It had a 320 mm x 6 mm semifloating front disc brake and 240mm hard rear disc brake. With aluminum alloy fuel tank it weighed 171 kgs approx. Ducati Desmosedici