Anyone considering Ducati ownership for the first time usually has one key question to ask. How much is this going to cost me for service? The 4-valve engines have long been associated with time consuming which equals expensive service costs and although these have been steadily reduced in recent years the stigma remains. Now Ducati is confirming that the revised 1198 engine in the new Multistrada 1200 will allow riders to go for much longer between major services.
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February 8th, 2010 | Posted in Ducati Company | No Comments
MCN magazine gives you a close look at the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 from the 2010 Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle show. Video after the jump.
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February 7th, 2010 | Posted in News | No Comments
In 2009, after winning three AMA superbike races, Larry Pegram and his Team Foremost Insurance Ducati 1098R finished fourth in the final point standings. With great support from Ducati North America and Foremost Insurance, the team developed a strong foundation built around Ducati’s flagship Superbike, the 1098R. For 2010 Larry and the team are going all out to win the American Superbike title.
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February 5th, 2010 | Posted in American Superbike | No Comments
The 2010 MotoGP season kicked off as 2009 ended with the 4 aliens on top but with rookie sensation, Ben Spies, already showing he is prepared to start his MotoGP career where he left off on Superbikes – at the front.
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February 5th, 2010 | Posted in MotoGP, News | No Comments
Twenty years ago Doug Polen and tuner Eraldo Ferracci took the racing world by storm, and to celebrate the anniversary of this pairing they are offering a taste of what made them so successful to 20 Ducatisti who purchase a new 2010 Ducati Superbike.
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February 4th, 2010 | Posted in Ducati Company, News | No Comments
The MotoGP circus for 2010 is off with the Ducati racers getting the first official taste of their new machines today at Sepang, Malaysia. Yesterday the bikes were in action but with only official testers on board. Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner were looking good on their Ducati Desmosedici GP10’s!
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February 4th, 2010 | Posted in MotoGP | No Comments
What would happen if you loved the Supermoto style of the Ducati Hypermotard but found the performance of the 2-valve, Desmodue engine a little, well, limiting. If you’re like me you might sigh and move on. If you’re a passionate Frenchman however, you build your own 1098 powered Hypermotard 1098S.
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February 4th, 2010 | Posted in Motorcycles | No Comments
Ducatis new Multistrada 1200 promises a lower cost of ownership as far as servicing is concerned. The cost of the 7,500 mile services will take around 5 hours less in labor and will therefore be much cheaper than the current range of testastretta evoluzione based Superbikes such as the Ducati 1198.
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February 3rd, 2010 | Posted in News | 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 newest Ducati powered Bimota, the DB8.
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February 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Wallpaper | No Comments
Newly recruited Althea Ducati hire, Carlos Checa showed he still has what it takes to lead the World Superbike pack in 2010 when he posted a faster time than factory rider Noriyuki Haga during testing at Valencia last week.
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February 2nd, 2010 | Posted in World SBK | No Comments
Anyone considering Ducati ownership for the first time usually has one key question to ask. How much is this going to cost me for service? The 4-valve engines have long been associated with time consuming which equals expensive service costs and although these have been steadily reduced in recent years the stigma remains. Now Ducati is confirming that the revised 1198 engine in the new Multistrada 1200 will allow riders to go for much longer between major services.
