Ducati is readying their new GP7 MotoGP bike for next season, and everyone got a look at it after the Czech race. Speed has the whole deal, but it should be an interesting season with all the new 800cc bikes.
A quick look at the new Ducati Desmosedici GP7 and a talk with the Ducati engineers reveal the basics of the new 800cc V4. The bike was ridden in anger for the first time by Loris Capirossi at Brno on the Monday following his runaway win in the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic the day before. Yamaha were also there giving us a first look at their new 800, which Rossi rode briefly. Ducati, however, were first the break cover with their GP7. Tester Vittoriano Guarechi rode it first at Mugello on May 2nd.
The 800, being prepared for the 2007 season when MotoGP’s maximum capacity will be reduced from 990cc to 800cc, seems derived from the same general concept as the Desmosedici 990cc, which has now won five MotoGP races over three seasons with Italian Loris Capirossi on board.
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