Nicky Hayden 8th in Free Practice 1 in Germany; continues upward trend “It is nice to be able to come to a track and not have to be trying something radical with the set-up on the first day and today we started out with pretty much the settings from Laguna, making a few changes as [...]
Nicky had a special color scheme on his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 in Laguna, commemorating the 4th of July, and celebrating the launch of the Nicky Hayden Edition Ducati 848. Below are the best photos we’ve found showing the design so far. Credits Photo 1 MotoGP.com, photo 2 Scott Jones & MotoGPMatters.com, photos 3-9 Ducati.com.
Nicky Hayden took a big step forward in Laguna with his strongest finish yet in 2009—5th place. Nicky has been improving steadily in recent weeks with his first top ten result in Catalunya followed by a massive step up in the U.S. with a top five finish. Nicky aims to build on with these results [...]
The test session that saw Troy Bayliss ride the Desmosedici GP9 together with official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi has today concluded at the Italian track of Mugello. Bayliss enjoyed his time on track and has got back into the riding, six months after his retirement from Superbike racing and having not ridden a bike since [...]
Troy Bayliss completed his first day of testing on board the Desmosedici GP9 at Mugello today alongside regular factory test rider Vittoriano Guareschi. It was a first outing for the Australian on a MotoGP bike since the final round of 2006, when he followed up his second World Superbike title by competing in the final [...]
Troy Bayliss returns to the track on a Ducati race bike The Australian rider, who will follow this weekend’s Superbike action at Monza from the Ducati garage, will test the Desmosedici GP9 from May 12th to 14th at the Italian circuit of Mugello, alongside the team’s official MotoGP test rider Vittoriano Guareschi. The test has [...]
Below is a nice and clear view of Sete Gibernau’s Italian flag-themed Desmosedici GP9. Click to enlarge. Via MotoGP.com
The photos below will give you a clear view and understanding of how Ducati implemented the carbon fiber frame for the Desmosedici GP9. Click to enlarge. Read what Ducati has to say about their monocoque marvel: The concept of the engine casing has been the guideline of the Desmosedici project. The objective is to create [...]
Damn that thing’s sweet. Now that we all know that the Desmosedici GP9′s carbon fiber swing arm works, here are some close-up photos of the swing arm – so you won’t have trouble conceptualizing it in your head. Can’t wait to see these on the production bikes. All photos courtesy of MotoGP.com. Just click to [...]
Last January 23, Ducati in SoCal held a party with Nicky Hayden as guest of honor. Motorcycle.com sat down with the 2006 world champion and asked him about the upcoming season and riding the Desmosedici GP9 for Ducati instead of a Honda. Hayden was greeted by an affectionate crowd numbering in the hundreds at Southern [...]
