The Ducati Museum Adds A Troy Bayliss Exhibit

Having recently re-opened to the public, the Ducati Museum adds a Troy Bayliss exhibit until September 19th, 2021. The temporary “Troy Story: The Legend of a Champion” celebrates 20 years since his first World Superbike championship title. And the museum started allowing visitors on May 21st, which coincided with the Australian taking fourth in both rounds at Monza, including a quadruple overtake, as he rode to replace the injured Carl Fogarty.

Hopefully the celebration will also help Bayliss recover from a cycling accident in May, and if you can’t attend in person, you should be able to view it via an online tour from your computer.

Bayliss entered the Australian Supersport championship at the relatively late age of 26, having taken a break from motorsport after a promising childhood motorcross career. And he moved to the British Superbike series with the GSE Ducati team after a wildcard entry in the Australian 250cc Grand Prix, taking the title in 1999.

He was drafted into the Ducati WSB following a career-ending accident for Carl Fogarty, and went on to claim the title in 2001 from Colin Edwards. He followed this up with further WSB championships in 2006 and 2008, returning after a period in MotoGP. In 2006 he rode as a wildcard in the final MotoGP round at Valencia and became the first rider to win both a Superbike and Grand Prix race in the same year.

The Troy Bayliss Ducati motorcycles on display are the :

• 996 Factory 2000 – his Ducati World SBK debut and used at Monza in the famous quadruple overtake.
• 996 Factory 2001 Testastretta – his first world title with the livery used at Imola in 2001.
• 998 Factory Testastretta 2002 – protagonist of the breath-taking duel with Edwards at Imola.
• 999 Factory 2006 “Superman” – Ducati’s 250th victory in SBK, and Troy’s second title.
• 999 Factory 2007 – used in the photo-finish against James Toseland at Assen.
• 1098 R Factory 2008 – his last title won at Magny-Cours.

The bikes will leave the museum from July 1-4th, 2021, when they will be displayed at the Motor Valley Fest in Modena, before returning until September 19th, 2021.

Keep up with our motorcycle sports coverage here, along with the latest Ducati news, here. The Ducati Museum is located at the factory and headquarters of the Italian manufacturer at Borgo Panigale, and you can find details about visiting in person, or for special online events, here.