Ruben Xaus didn’t race at the season opener of the 2010 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island recently but he sure had an impact – literally. Xaus didn’t participate in either race after 3 practice crashes and this one, taking out Team Xerox factory Ducati 1198R rider, Noriyuki Haga in the morning warmup. Haga shrugged off the very high speed crash to take 3rd and 5th in the 2 races later that same day. Ruben, known for being hard on equipment (again, literally) is thought to be in a very delicate situation now with his employer BMW. The video is after the jump.
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March 10th, 2010 | Posted in World SBK | No Comments
Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have the 2005 Ducati ST4S
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March 10th, 2010 | Posted in Wallpaper | No Comments
The 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200 launch event has just concluded in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Time to summarize the various reports coming in from the motorcycling community. Motorcycle News, admittedly known for its hyperbole, claims “The 2010 Ducati Multistrada is so good, it heralds a new era, moving motorcycle design onto the next stage.” Bold claim. Could it be true? Read on to find out what MCN and others think.
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March 9th, 2010 | Posted in News | 3 Comments
During the launch of the Ducati Multistrada 1200 in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Motorcycle News managed to get the thoughts of Multistrada 1200 Product Manager, Mario Alvisi.
March 8th, 2010 | Posted in Motorcycles | No Comments
Ducati has updated its Ducati Multistrada 1200 microsite to include a whole bunch of new action shots following the media launch in the Canary Islands. Enjoy after the jump.
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March 8th, 2010 | Posted in Motorcycles | No Comments
The 2010 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike season kicked off with the annual running of the Daytona 200. The full results are after the jump.
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March 7th, 2010 | Posted in Daytona Sportbike, News | 2 Comments
Ducshop Racing had a successful, though turbulent, debut at this weekend’s 200 AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike race at Daytona International Speedway. Taylor Knapp replaced an injured Jake Holden and with little more than 30 minutes of practice time finished ninth while Italian rider Dario Marchetti brought the second Ducshop Ducati 848 home in 18th place.
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March 7th, 2010 | Posted in Daytona Sportbike | No Comments
Ducati is making a big deal of the 4 bikes in 1 theme for the 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200. Now at least one machine has bit the dust, literally, during the launch in the Canary Islands. Ouch! Proof that just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
Source: Cycle World via HellforLeather
March 7th, 2010 | Posted in Motorcycles | No Comments
The 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike season continued on from the first Daytona Superbike race with the first 4 bikes finishing within 2/10ths of a second. The full results are after the jump.
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March 6th, 2010 | Posted in American Superbike | No Comments
The 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike season got off to a great start yesterday with the running of the first race at Daytona, Florida. The racing was close and the first 5 riders were separated by just 3/10ths of a second.
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March 5th, 2010 | Posted in American Superbike | 1 Comment
Ruben Xaus didn’t race at the season opener of the 2010 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island recently but he sure had an impact – literally. Xaus didn’t participate in either race after 3 practice crashes and this one, taking out Team Xerox factory Ducati 1198R rider, Noriyuki Haga in the morning warmup. Haga shrugged off the very high speed crash to take 3rd and 5th in the 2 races later that same day. Ruben, known for being hard on equipment (again, literally) is thought to be in a very delicate situation now with his employer BMW. The video is after the jump.
