Bayliss Puts the Ducati 1199 Panigale to the Test
Ahead of the media launch of the Ducati 1199 Panigale in Abu Dhabi, 3 time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss has been lapping on the bike he helped to develop and looking damn impressive still for a ‘washed up bike rider’ as he jokingly refers to himself on Twitter.
Although Troy had been involved in the Ducati 1199 Panigale’s development, he hadn’t ridden the finished street bike until yesterday, only the Superstock and World Superbike racers. And his (obviously partisan) view?
“1199 , so light , powerful , stable, comfy and easy to ride with a cockpit full of tech stuff to keep you busy playing all day.”
From the pics, Troy obviously wasn’t exactly hanging around and offered up a photo of his destroyed boot to indicate just how much lean angle the Panigale can handle with the right talent on board.
Media reviews are starting to appear with MCN describing the 1199 Panigale rather predictably as ‘Like No Ducati I’ve Ridden’ with fast steering, less torque and over the top top end power. And as to that monocoque frame that caused so much trouble in MotoGP (at least with a Bridgestone spec tire)?”
“I can’t notice the difference between the frameless chassis and a normal one, but then I’m not a MotoGP rider. All I know is it steers like a Japanese 1000 and handles superbly.”
link: MCN
Source: @TroyBaylisstic
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