A Win for Ducati in Head to Head VideoIn one of the first head to head comparisons of Ducati’s new Multistrada 1200 against BMW’s class leading R1200GS, Motorcycle News concludes that Ducati wins unless you only want to tour and have to have a BMW. The Ducati is designed for and appeals to riders who [...]
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 1992 Ducati 900SS Special.
March 1987. Daytona, Florida. Home of the prestigious Daytona 200 Superbike race where future 3 time 500GP World Champion Wayne Rainey took victory for Honda. Something important though was happening in one of the support classes. A prototype from a small, Italian manufacturer ridden by a former 500GP champ cleaned up the Battle of the [...]
When GoDaddy.com CEO Bob Parsons wanted a groom’s cake to celebrate his love of motorcycling for his wedding, he decided to go large. Large as in life sized. That’s right, his grooms cake was a life sized Ducati Streetfighter S. Checkout the video of how it was made after the jump.
Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) took provisional pole with a 1’43.476 lap in the opening Qualifying practice session for Round 2 of the World Superbike Championship at Portimao, Portugal. Ducati Xerox rider Michel Fabrizio was second in the rankings ahead of Phillip Island race winner Carlos Checa (Ducati Althea) in third. James Toseland had been fastest [...]
Ducati’s 848 Superbike came through its first practice session for the Ducati 848 Challenge race series with flying colours at a test day at Brands Hatch. As part of the promotion for the new, one make series a VIP machine will be ridden by journalists and celebrities at each of the rounds.
Ducati Planning Short Stroke Monocoque Chassis Superbike for 2011? An article appearing in an Italian newspaper has appeared on a Ducati forum claiming that the company plans to introduce a Ducati with an extremely short stroke 1198cc V-twin mounted in an aluminum monocoque frame inspired by the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 for the 2011 season.
Michael Rutter and teammate Martin Jessopp will bring Ducati back fulltime into the British Superbike Championship when they debut with Riders Racing for the opening round of the 2010 BSB series at Brands Hatch on April 3rd on his Ducati 1198R. Rutter will also race at the Isle of Mann marking the first return of Ducati [...]
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 another custom painted Ducati Streetfighter Special.
Ducati has a brand awareness and identity that far outstrips its actual size in the world of motorcycles. Whether it is at a bike night, a Starbucks or the latest Hollywood movie, it seems Ducati is everywhere these days. Everywhere that is, except in print. There are remarkably few books on Ducati, so Ducatisti always [...]
