The 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR (a.k.a.D16RR), I finally got to ride this one of a kind motorcycle recently.While I could quote you the specifications and evolution of this bike from world championship track machine to undiluted street bike, I'd much rather regale you with my impression of my ride on this, the world's fastest street legal motorcycle.
In second gear, the Desmosedici will do a 100 mph easily. Crack the throttle at 80mph in second and she will wheelie like a lazy stroll through the park. The bike simply and confidently comes from underneath you and gently lifts toward the sky with complete effortlessness. Next thing you know you are doing 100mph and grabbing for the 3rd. By the time you land the front wheel and look down, you are doing 140 and during the time it takes for your eyes to focus on the digital readout of your speed, you have seen the number rocket from 140 to 150, and it is at this point that your brain kicks in and says "BEEHAVE"! For me, 150mph is all I needed to do to know, without a shadow of a doubt, that this Ducati possesses the most extreme acceleration I have ever experienced.
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