Nigel iff you watched the whole 8 hours you would have noticed loads of talk about a new Fireblade/replacement next year, my local dealer says he knows nothing yet.
Yes, I did hear the rumblings. Also, we have the situation of Bautista possibly being poached by Honda to pilot the widely reported new Fireblade: https://www.gpone.com/en/2019/08/04/sbk/ducati-risks-losing-bautista-a-step-away-from-honda.html Just as I experienced with the tight-lipped deceiving Triumph dealers and factory personnel, I suspect you dealer is keeping privileged information to themselves. My dealer though, is a bit more liberal with loose lips and I have every belief that we will see an all-new Blade at the NEC in November. So confident am I that I have my tickets already!
