Ducati Wsbk Spotted Testing Twin Silencer System

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Ljuice26 said:
The silencers must remain in the same oem position, which they are. Totally legal.
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It all depends on how you define "position". Yes, they are on the left and right sides of the bike....but they took a low under slung exhaust and changed it into a rear high exit exhaust.

I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't get challenged by the other teams, especially seeing how it actually helped.
 
They would have put the smackdown on them for the exhaust last year if they had a problem with it. I don't see it changing any time soon. If anything, will just give other teams inspiration to get more creative in that aspect.
 

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That solid black bike is the "test bike", they were obviously experimenting with different exhausts. I don't think his race bike is like that though, unless I just missed it. I haven't really paid attention because he is always bringing up the rear. :D
 
Chaotic said:
That solid black bike is the "test bike", they were obviously experimenting with different exhausts. I don't think his race bike is like that though, unless I just missed it. I haven't really paid attention because he is always bringing up the rear. :D
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You are right, it was test bike .
I didnt know, Melandri is mv:s test rider... :eek:
 

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I think they ran that exhaust at one round last year. I actually like the way it looks.

Technically, the exhaust they use on the F3 isn't that far off what Ducati is using now. The silencers are underneath the bike on those as well and they have put a really long exhaust on it for better performance.
 
Chaotic said:
That solid black bike is the "test bike", they were obviously experimenting with different exhausts. I don't think his race bike is like that though, unless I just missed it. I haven't really paid attention because he is always bringing up the rear. :D
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I Feel bad for Camier, I hope MV is paying him well. Always a case of just being on the wrong ride it seems.
 
DucatiDetroit said:
The Britten inside Barber is amazing. Especially since the bike got out on the track last year!
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Yup, I was there; got a couple of short phone vids of 'em circulating on track. Was really cool to see a couple of them get raced in the AHRMA races too. Shame the one remaining bike out of the ten didn't make it there, as they would have had every one ever built all together at once. That's never happened, and now probably never will. One of the guys racing had the stones to standup wheelie someone else's million dollar heirloom all the way down the front straight at the end. Nice sendoff... :cool:
 
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Sutki said:
You are right, it was test bike .
I didnt know, Melandri is mv:s test rider... :eek:
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Stuff like that is really common. Biaggi, Stoner, Checa...all sorts of world caliber riders perform testing duties (when they cant get a ride or are retired). And vice versa, the test riders are usually fast enough to fill in for races if the main rider is injured.

A test rider is useless if he cant push the bike to its limit, while feeling what is going on (how the changes affect the bike) and being able to give good feedback.

Some teams have multiple test riders. One of which is a lesser rider, somebody that can give very basic/generic feedback on geometry, tire wear, comment on HP and braking, etc. Somebody that can do alot of the "grunt work", stuff that maybe some of us could do. Then they have a 2nd test rider like the aforementioned world caliber riders to really push the envelope and get the bike as close to race ready as possible, before the primary rider (racer) gets on it.
 
shakazulu12 said:
I Feel bad for Camier, I hope MV is paying him well. Always a case of just being on the wrong ride it seems.
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Yep. He is a much better rider than what his results are showing, the MV just sucks. That bike has been in DRASTIC need of a ground-up redesign for a long time. People talk about how Honda and Suzuki hasn't done .... in a decade, the MV F4 is right there with them.

Unless you look REALLY close, you cant even tell the difference between a 2015 and a 2005, or even a 2000 for that matter.
 
Chaotic said:
Stuff like that is really common. Biaggi, Stoner, Checa...all sorts of world caliber riders perform testing duties (when they cant get a ride or are retired). And vice versa, the test riders are usually fast enough to fill in for races if the main rider is injured.

A test rider is useless if he cant push the bike to its limit, while feeling what is going on (how the changes affect the bike) and being able to give good feedback.

Some teams have multiple test riders. One of which is a lesser rider, somebody that can give very basic/generic feedback on geometry, tire wear, comment on HP and braking, etc. Somebody that can do alot of the "grunt work", stuff that maybe some of us could do. Then they have a 2nd test rider like the aforementioned world caliber riders to really push the envelope and get the bike as close to race ready as possible, before the primary rider (racer) gets on it.
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We never here about the test riders for other manufactures. Melandrin on the MV is something new I believe. For Ducati, all there test riders are world class guys that are pretty much well known. You have Luca who still races, Stoner, Fores. That's a mean line up for test riders.
 
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The Melandri test was just a one off. He was begging anyone who would listen to give him another shot to start the season. MV asked him to run some testing for them. Just IMHO, but I think his attitude finally ran him off the grid.
 

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