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Ducati has updated its Ducati Multistrada 1200 microsite to include a whole bunch of new action shots following the media launch in the Canary Islands. Enjoy after the jump.

The 2010 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike season kicked off with the annual running of the Daytona 200. The full results are after the jump.

Ducshop Racing had a successful, though turbulent, debut at this weekend’s 200 AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike race at Daytona International Speedway. Taylor Knapp replaced an injured Jake Holden and with little more than 30 minutes of practice time finished ninth while Italian rider Dario Marchetti brought the second Ducshop Ducati 848 home in 18th [...]

Ducati is making a big deal of the 4 bikes in 1 theme for the 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200. Now at least one machine has bit the dust, literally, during the launch in the Canary Islands. Ouch! Proof that just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.Source: Cycle World via HellforLeather

The 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike season continued on from the first Daytona Superbike race with the first 4 bikes finishing within 2/10ths of a second. The full results are after the jump.

The 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike season got off to a great start yesterday with the running of the first race at Daytona, Florida. The racing was close and the first 5 riders were separated by just 3/10ths of a second.

Following reader requests, the 2010 Google racing calendar has been updated to include the Australian Superbike Championship which features a return of Ducati after a decade’s absence. Don’t miss a race. Follow al the MotoGP, World Superbike, AMA, BSB and Australian Superbike action with this handy 2010 Racing Google calendar.

Artists of a motorcycling bent love to draw Ducati because, let’s face it, the evocative manufacturer has a certain je ne sais quoi! Nicolas Petit, is a French motorcycle mechanic by day and author of this Ducati Desmosedici RR Trike concept by night.

Larry Pegram will start the first American Superbike race of the 2010 season from the front row after the Team Foremost Ducati 1198R rider qualified 2nd behind Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates.

The Ducati 1198 is hardly known as having a wimpy mid-range but it sure looks that way when compared to the dyno chart for the new 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200. Newly released factory dyno charts indicate that the new Multi kills the 1198 at the bottom end as was expected given its milder cam timing. [...]