Three time and reigning World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, took to the track yesterday for the first time since the Ducati 1198 launch in Portimao. It also marked the first time the recently retired Australian had ridden a MotoGP bike since his stunning 2006 victory in the last race of the 990cc era.
Nicky Hayden is clearly struggling on the Ducati in MotoGP this year. His results from the first 3 rounds are 12th, DNF and 17th. He has been beaten on a Ducati by series rookie, Mika Kallio, and suffered the ignominy of finishing behind fellow Ducati racer, Sete Gibernau, in Jerez. Meanwhile his teammate, Casey Stoner, [...]
Ducati has announced that both the base model Ducati Streetfighter and the upgraded S model will arrive in showrooms at the same time on May 22-23 in North America. In addition the company has posted a basic FAQ on their site about the highly anticipated Streetfighter.
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 a replica of one of the beautiful Pantah engined racers, the Ducati TTF1.
A lot of people never quite get around to the track day thing. Whether it is the cost, the uncertainty of the experience or plain inertia, riding a motorcycle on a closed circuit is a joy left to the minority of motorcycle riders. Even though I am an ex-road racer (the older I get, the [...]
A ducati.ms forum contributor has formatted a series of Ducati Streetfighter images so that they are suitable wallpaper images for Apple’s Iphone and Ipod Touch devices.
Spies Makes Amends for Race 1 Ben Spies made up for the first race by dominating the second and leading pretty much from start to finish and slowing enough at the end to ensure he didn’t run too low on fuel again. Noriyuki Haga visibly slowed after being hit by a bird on his arm [...]
Fabrizio Rewards Tardozzi’s Faith for Maiden Win Factory Xerox Ducati rider, Michel Fabrizio, took his maiden World Superbike win in style after 94 previous attempts by winning the first race of the 5th round of the championship in Monza. After proving fastest in pre-Superpole qualifying Fabrizio looked impressive from the start taking the lead early [...]
While the Ducatisti eagerly await the 2010 Adventure tourer, Ducati Milan has produced a special of their own using the popular Multistrada as the base.
Ducati have announced that 3 time World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, will test the GP9 MotoGP race bike at Mugello next week, fuelling rumors that the winner of the last ever 990cc MotoGP race could return to racing in MotoGP.
