New look 999

Ducati has listened to calls from racers riding its 999 and announced a series of changes to the bike for 2005 that will see a new upper fairing and more powerful engine.

These are the first official pictures of the revised 999R, which will be released in a limited number homologation run in the US this year and is expected to get a worldwide launch in 2005.

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The 999R will feature a new upper fairing that loses the top air vents. The bike has been plagued by high seed instability and it is thought that these vents were the main part of the problem.

It will also get a much more powerful engine with peak power up to 150bhp from this years 139bhp.

Check out this week’s MCN for the full story and all the technical details.