Archive for November, 2009

And Then There Was One: Ducati Sportclassic Range On the Way Out

Launched in 2005 to great acclaim, the Ducati Sportclassic range brought a new kind of air-cooled, 2-valve simplicity to the model lineup. The fact that it was dressed in 1970′s replica bodywork that evoked the original 750 Supersport was just icing on the cake. Even the Pirelli Phantom tires had the trademark old style tread [...]

Ducati Explains the New Corse Logo (Video)

Ducati Explains the evolution of the new Ducati Corse logo combining elements of Ducati red, carbon fiber, twisty roads and the Italian flag.

Wallpaper Wednesday: Ducati Hypermotard 796

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 one of the newest models, the 2010 Ducati Hypermotard 796 which goes on sale in the USA in December.

Ducati Announces Multistrada 1200 Pricing

Ducati North America has announced pricing for the new 2010 Multistrada 1200, which will begin at $14,995 and ranges up to $19,995.

Haga and Fabrizio Check Out New Ducati Models in Milan

Never one to miss a PR trick, Ducati made sure that their World Superbike stars, Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio were on hand last week to check out the new 2010 Ducati model range at the EICMA show in Milan. Haga seemed impressed with the new 1198R Corse SE whilst Fabrizio was enamored with another [...]

Ducati Desmosedici Destroys Ferrari 430 Scuderia on Track

Okay so the comparison seems a little biased. The trick MotoGP refugee Ducati Desmosedici is running carbon fiber fairings, slicks on 16.5″ rims and claims 203bhp at the wheel but the Ferrari 430 Scuderia has 510bhp, carbon ceramic brakes and hits 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds on it’s way to 198mph. Ferrari says it laps their [...]

Still More Ducati Multistrada 1200 Photos from Milan

You’ve all seen the official Ducati Multistrada 1200 photos by now but if you can’t be at the Milan EICMA 2009 motorcycle show, the next best thing is to see some real photos shot from the show floor. Thanks to the generosity of John Montgomery from Ducati Sporting Club who raced over from the UK [...]

Ducati Importer Builds their Own 848S

Ducati’s 848 is the entry level Superbike in the Ducati family and for that reason there isn’t likely to ever be higher spec versions because they would overlap with the 1198 pricing. That fact doesn’t stop fans of the smallest testastretta evoluzione making their own higher spec versions while they wait (almost certainly) in vain [...]

More Ducati Multistrada 1200 Photos from Milan

You’ve all seen the official Ducati Multistrada 1200 photos by now but if you can’t be at the Milan EICMA 2009 motorcycle show, the next best thing is to see some real photos shot from the show floor. Thanks to the generosity of John Montgomery from Ducati Sporting Club who raced over from the UK [...]

2010 Ducati Monsters Gains Optional ABS

The biggest change to the Ducati Monster was the addition of optional ABS for both the 696 and 1100 models. A number of other minor changes have been made to keep the Monster range fresh for 2010.