At the Motegi test the bike was quicker onto the home straight by a click than the 990, and indeed at Mugello, with the works riders on board, it is now only losing 5/6kph to the 990. Up to 305kph the 800 is ahead of the 990, but then sheer horsepower takes over - and that would be just at the last yards of the straight, as pole last year by Gibernau saw him break the speed trap into the first corner at 310.2kph.
Go on Ducati – do it!
