Archive for April, 2010

5 Ways Ducati is Like Apple

I’ve noticed something lately. More and more of the folks I know who own Ducatis also tend to have a similar deeply committed financial relationship with products from Apple. Why? Because Ducati is in many ways just like Apple. Let me give you 5 of them after the jump.

Ducati Desmosedici RR 800 Concept

The Ducati Desmosedicic RR was nice but the 990cc V4 is obsolete and never won a MotoGP championship. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a replica of the bike Casey Stoner took to victory in 2007? You know, the 800cc über screamer. When MotoGP switches back to the big 1,000cc machines in 2012, we may [...]

Ducati Multistrada 1200 TV Ad

Ducati has released a 60 second TV commercial for their newly launched 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200. The spot plays up the ability of the bike to perform in 4 different roles namely Sport, Touring, Urban and Enduro.

Aussie Superbikes Heats Up in Darwin

The 2010 season of the Australian Superbike Championship is heating up going into Round 2 as the Ducati Motologic Race Team and their Ducati 1198R‘s head north to compete at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin on the 10th and 11th April.

Just 8 New Ducati Desmosedici RR’s Left

The Ducati Desmosedici RR is the flagship of the Ducati range with the potent desmo V4 effectively being a road going version of the MotoGP racer that won the last ever race of the 990cc era. The first examples of a limited production run of 1,500 were sold in 2008 but if you weren’t flush [...]

Positive Start for Ducati in BSB Kick-off

RidersMotorcycles.com Ducati enjoyed a positive start to their season with Michael Rutter finishing sixth in the second race of Easter Monday’s opening round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch on his Ducati 1198R. Rutter had already finished seventh in the opening race and his team-mate Martin Jessopp was also among the [...]

Ducati Monster ABS Humbles Expert Riders

Motorcycle News has conducted a back to back braking test of a new 2010 Ducati Monster 1100 ABS against a Ducati Monster 1100S without ABS and the results surprised and humbled their experienced road tester John Westlake. Video after the jump.

Ducati Streetfighter Rolling Rizoma Showcase

We like Ducati Streetfighters at Ducati News Today and we like Ducati Specials. So when Roland and the team at Motovation Accessories pointed me in the direction of their custom painted and tricked out Streetfighter S, it was only a matter of time before it was featured on Wallpaper Wednesday.

Ducati Heroes: Giancarlo Falappa

The Lion of Jesi He brought a motocross derived style to World Superbikes in the late 80′s along with a sense of Italian crash or win flair. Almost frightening to watch, he was nevertheless fast enough to bother giants of the class such as Raymond Roche, Carl Fogarty and Scott Russell. Inevitably, given his aggression, [...]

A Rossi and Martini Ducati Dream Team

There is much speculation (including on Ducati News Today) about the combination of Ducati and Valentino Rossi in MotoGP for 2011. If you combine this with the talents of Italian designer, Oberdan Bezzi, you get this pre-imagining of his dream team.