Experts and armchair pundits alike have been perplexed by Casey Stoner’s apparent lone mastery of the Ducati GP9 MotoGP machine. Whilst Stoner is joint leader in the points standings following Sunday’s GP at Barcelona, his team-mate 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden languishes in 15th place. Ducati has visibly taken action with a new crew chief [...]
Reports are coming in that suggest that at the very least Tech3 MotoGP racer Colin Edwards is checking his options for next year and that could involve a return to the World Superbike series on board an Aprilia or more interestingly a Ducati.
Actual comparison tests that include the MotoGP derived Ducati Desmosedici RR (D16RR) have been thin on the ground which always surprised me because ipso facto the über Ducati should be able to laud it over all comers being effectively a 2006, 990cc racer with lights, indicators and mirrors. Now Motorcyclenews has put it up against [...]
Rossi to Lorenzo: I am the Master, You are but the Learner!! In the most exciting MotoGP race for quite some time, Valentino Rossi passed his teammate and fellow Fiat Yamaha rider to take the lead on the final turn of the race for his 99th win during the 6th round of the 2009 MotoGP [...]
Struggling Marlboro Ducati MotoGP pilot Nicky Hayden made great strides in the first practice session for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Catalunya by finishing 6th fastest. Changes made to the Ducati by official tester Vittoriano Guareschi clearly suited the American.
French World Superbike racer, Régis Laconi, who is slowly recovering from a horrific crash in practice at the Kyalami round of the series in South Africa was traveling 12mph faster than other Ducati riders moments before he slammed into a wall.
Count me as one of the people who being brought up on sportbikes looks with skepticism on the claims about the capabilities of modern motard style bikes like the Ducati Hypermotard. Fans would have you believe that on tight, twisty roads the Hypermotard will eat more powerful sportsbikes for breakfast. Well now the June issue [...]
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 2006 Ducati Supersport 1000 DS.
With 7 of the 14 rounds of the World Superbike Championship completed a lot has occurred since the pundits (ducatinewstoday included) made their predictions for the 2009 season. Xerox Ducati’s Noriyuki Haga has asserted himself as the man with the championship to lose whilst newcomer Ben Spies has simply wowed; setting pole position after pole [...]
Ducati has announced a promotion whereby this summer purchasers of 2008-09 model year Ducatis will receive free service for a year.
