Wishing I was in Abu Dabi right now!

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?

 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)?”

There is a strong rumor that the Philippines has sent a lone representative to the test! If this is true, then I have a good idea who it is!