2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR Review

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It doesn't take long to be intimidated by the outrageous Desmosedici RR. If the stratospheric $72.5K price tag doesn't get you, the menacing mechanical cacophony upon start-up will. Observers are sucker-punched straight into the gut, and the beautiful racket portends an experience unlike any production streetbike in the world.

It's quite incredible that a manufacturer has offered such a repli-racer to the public. The D16RR is literally a MotoGP bike built for the street. And not those scrawny 800cc prototype racers currently on the grids – we're talking the big-gun near-liter-sized versions. As such, the RR carries a compact 989cc V-Four engine inside a version of Ducati’s trademark tubular-steel trellis frames.

The engine itself is a jewel. It features the same bore and stroke measurements (86.0mm x 42.56mm) as those on Ducati]s 2006 racebike, the D16GP6. It uses the "Twin-Pulse" firing order in which the crankpins are offset by 70 degrees (cylinders fire at 0°, 90°, 290° and 380°) to generate what Ducati terms as "soft pulse timing."

No soft pulses are felt from the D16's saddle – this thing snorts and sprints around a racetrack like a rampaging demon, as we found out during a few lapping sessions at Willow Springs Raceway.

More: 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR Review on Motorcycle.com

[Stuboy99]

Interestingly the European press are suggesting that the 1098R is closer to the Bike Troy bayliss races than the D16RR is to the 990 D16RR that Loris and co raced the year before last.. So how close to the real thing is it then?

[sfarson]

Have noted numerous Euro reviews describing how close it is to the GP bike, despite being detuned (if it weren't it would be unrideable as many have mentioned). The reviewers, who have ridden the real GP bikes often have comments like this one from Neeves...

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20 September 2007 16:58

There’s no other way to describe the Ducati Desmosedici RR than as a MotoGP bike with lights; it really is that close to the real thing. The 200bhp motorcycle is a replica of Ducati’s Desmosedici GP6 MotoGP machine, which Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau rode in the 2006 World Championship and features the same chassis layout, bodywork and ‘long bang’ ..

[Tims]

GP bike with lights? Anyone know what the D16RR weighs in at?
The GP bike is 148Kgs I believe. Add another 40Kgs for the road version.
It does drop a few Kgs when the stock muffler comes off but still seems a little porky for a cutting edge sports bike.
Also a little disappointed with the 1098 mirrors.
It is a beautiful machine non the less.
Id love to see a D16RR up against the 1098R though.

[pierrecol]

Originally Posted by Tims

GP bike with lights? Anyone know what the D16RR weighs in at?

171 kg. And when you ride it, it seems incredibly ligth, at least at low speeds, on open roads...

[catilover]

personally i would rather spend a 3rd of the desmo's $$ and get a 1098R as IMO it as as good a bike as the desmo, factory rated 186hp aswell.

but as for eye turning you cant go past the desmo

1098R: The 1098 R engine represents the finest twin-cylinder technology in the world. It produces 180hp (132.4kW) at 9,750rpm and 99.1 lb-ft (13.7kgm) of brute torque at 7,750rpm in standard mode and an astonishing 186hp when using the supplied race kit (intended strictly for track use only).




ENGINE
desmo- Type L-4 cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, Desmodromic, 4 valves per cylinder, gear driven camshafts.
1098R- L-Twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder Desmodromic, liquid cooled

Displacement
desmo- 989cc

1098R- 1198.4cc

BorexStroke
desmo- 86 x 42,56mm,

1098R- 106x67.9mm

Compression Ratio
desmo- 13,5:1

1098R- 12.8:1

Power
desmo 147.1kw - 200hp @ 13800rpm (with 102 dB race pipe)

1098R 180hp - 132.4kw @ 9750rpm (186hp with race setup)

Torque
desmo- 11,8 kgm - 85,55 lb-ft @ 10.500rpm
1098R- 99.1lb-ft 134Nm @ 7750rpm (IMO much better torque for street use)

Fuel injection;
desmo- Four 50 mm Magneti Marelli throttle bodies, 12-hole "microjet" with injectors over throttle, manual idle control

1098R- Marelli electronic fuel injection, elliptical throttle bodies.

exhaust system
desmo- Exhaust ‘4 into 2 into 1’vertical exit exhaust/silencer

1098R- Lightweight 2-1-2 system with catalytic converter and 2 lambda probes. Twin stainless steel and titanium mufflers


TRANSMISSION
desmo- 6 speed Cassette type, desmo- 1st 37/15, 2nd 30/17, 3rd 28/20, 4th 26/22, 5th 24/23, 6th 23/24

1098R- 6 speed 1st 37/15, 2nd 30/17, 3rd 27/20, 4th 24/22, 5th 24/23, 6th 22/25

Primary drive
desmo- Straight cut gears, Ratio 1.84:1
1098R- Straight cut gears, Ratio 1.84:1

Final drive (remembering these are a changable item to suit your riding style)
desmo- Chain; Front sprocket 16; Rear sprocket 44
1098RChain; Front sprocket 15; Rear sprocket 38

Clutch;
desmo- Dry multi-plate slipper clutch, hydraulically actuated
1098R- Dry multi-plate with hydraulic control slipper clutch

CHASSIS
Frame;
desmo- Tubular steel Trellis hybrid
1098R- Tubular steel Trellis frame in ALS 450

Wheelbase
desmo- 1430 mm / 56.3 in,
1098R- 1430mm / 56.3 in

Rake;
desmo- 23,5° / 24,5°,
1098R- 24°30' / 24,5°

Front suspension;
desmo- Ohlins FG353P forks 43 mm pressurized, with preload, rebound and compression adjustment, TiN coated sliders

1098R- Öhlins 43mm fully adjustable upside-down fork with TiN

Front wheel travel
desmo- 120 mm / 4,7 in
1098R- 120mm / 4.7in

Front brake;
desmo- 2 x 330 mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc calipers 4-piston.
1098R- 2 x 330mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc calipers 4-piston, 2-pad.

Front wheel;
desmo- Marchesini forged and machined magnesium alloy wheels, with 7 spoke design as GP6
1098R-5-spoke in forged light alloy 3.50 x 17

Rear suspension;
desmo- Ohlins rear shock, with rebound, low/high speed compression adjustment, and hydraulic preload adjustment. Aluminium swingarm.

1098R- Progressive linkage with fully adjustable Öhlins TTXR monoshock with top-out spring. Aluminium single-sided swingarm

Rear wheel travel;
desmo- 120 mm / 4.7 in
1098R- 127mm / 5in

Rear brake;
desmo- 240mm fixed disc, calliper with two 34mm pistons
1098R- 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper
Rear wheel;
desmo- Marchesini forged and machined magnesium alloy wheels, with 7 spoke design as GP6
1098R- 5-spoke forged light alloy 6.00 x 17

Fuel tank capacity
desmo- 15L (of which 4L reserve) / 4 US gal (of which 1 US gal reserve)
1098R- 15.5L (of which 4L reserve) / 4.1 US gal (of which 1 US gal reserve)

Weight for both according to ducati; 171 kg - 377 lbs Dry weight

Seat height
desmo-830 mm / 32.6 in
1098R- 820mm / 32.2in

Instruments
desmo- Digital MotoGP derived unit displaying: Speedometer, 2 partial speedometers (Trip A and Trip B), trip fuel, rev counter, speed, clock, scheduled maintenance warning, engine cooling water temperature, air temperature, battery status (in the menu), Lap time, warning light for low oil pressure, fuel level, fuel reserve, lights, turn signals, neutral, over rev, vehicle diagnosis, engine diagnosis and immobilizer

1098R- identical unit to the desmo.

both single seat versions.

* = The weight excludes battery, lubricants and, where applicable, cooling liquid.

well looking at the stats i would deffinatly go for the 1098R for street use.
seems to me to be a much better bike from the stats. but when you can say, i own a desmosedici peoples mouths will drop lmao, that alone is worth the $$$.

[ducman1098s]

Yes no doubt a collectable, the 1098r is the real deal for the money. Please don't get me wrong on this call. As 40K is a bargin duc for a 1098r. As our ace rider steps off, wow what a legacy the 3 time Ducati World Champion has left us. Super Bike will never be the same next year. As we were so fortnutate to have Troy show us how to kick ass on a duc, will be missed.
Ducati will not repeat next year without him, darn. Perhaps a in a good way to prove just how good he is.

[raffyk]

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