Ride Report: 2009 Ducati Monster 1100S
Today, ducatinewstoday reviews the Ducati Monster 1100S. Is the new, big engined desmodue Monster the ultimate streetbike or is 95 bhp not enough in the modern world of 180bhp superbikes? Read on to find out!
Today, ducatinewstoday reviews the Ducati Monster 1100S. Is the new, big engined desmodue Monster the ultimate streetbike or is 95 bhp not enough in the modern world of 180bhp superbikes? Read on to find out!
When gas prices hit $4 last year, there was a big rush in the USA away from gas guzzling SUV’s to smaller, more fuel efficient cars like, well the Honda Fit. Not many considered it, but there was another way to improve gas mileage on the commute whilst still affording some fun in the weekends? [...]
Marlboro Ducati’s Casey Stoner added a BMW 135i special edition to his car collection as the prize for winning the BMW M Award challenge as part of the final official test session for the 2009 MotoGP series. Stoner’s win here means he has been fastest at every test.
Yamaha dominated the opening day of the final official MotoGP testing at Jerez, Spain. Yamaha finished with 3 bikes in the top 5. Only 1 of the 6 Ducati’s made it into the top 5.
Okay it’s not quite a Ducati, but the achingly beautiful Cagiva grandprix racers of the 1990′s are from a time when Ducati was owned by Cagiva. So it’s close! The only credible alternative to Japanese dominance, this 500cc V4 two-stroke was raced by temperamental genius racer John Kocinski in the 1993 season and is now [...]
With the global launch yesterday of the new Ducati Streetfighter at the Ascari race track in Southern Spain, first impression reviews are already appearing on the web. Today I have summarized much of this first ride content along with some background information including an interview with the Streetfighter’s designer. UPDATE – Motorcycle News has published [...]
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 brand new Ducati Streetfighter which is having it’s World launch this week in Spain.
To coincide with the global launch of Ducati’s new Streetfighter in Spain this week, Ducati have posted a new video on their microsite. Enjoy! See more Ducati videos here
This is part 2 of a 3 part series looking at improving the performance of my Ducati Monster S4Rs by focussing on changes to the intake / exhaust system and suspension setup. Part I covered the work performed on the bike, which was done by the DUCSHOP (you can find a review here). You might [...]
Even as the Streetfighter is being launched, the Ducatista are being teased with another potential model, the Ducati Vyper which appears to be an entrant into the burgeoning power cruiser market perhaps exemplified best by the Harley Davidson V-Rod and and the Yamaha V-Max.