May 14 2009
Bayliss is testing Ducati MotoGP bikes at Mugello
Troy Bayliss after the first day of testing;
“This is literally the first time I’ve ridden a motorcycle since we unveiled the 1198 after the end of last season at Portimao. It was nice to shake off a bit of rust and with Mugello being such a physical circuit it was a good workout! The last time I rode a GP machine was at Valencia, which was the 990cc, but the 800cc isn’t exactly lacking power and I just spent today getting a feel for it. I can’t wait to get back out there tomorrow and on Thursday and hopefully by the end of the session I’ll be able to give some useful feedback to Filippo (Preziosi)”
