Archive for July, 2010

More Spy Shots of the Ducati Power Cruiser

It looks like Ducati are preparing to launch the perfect tool for posing outside of the coffee shop with the Ducati Vyper / Power Cruiser / Mega Monster (forgive me, I just threw up in my mouth a little). Here are the latest carefully orchestrated and controlled leaked ‘spy shots’ from Motorcyclenews. Photo gallery after [...]

Brand New Ducati 996R For Sale

Talk about a once in a lifetime chance, here is probably the only 2001 Ducati 996R in existence that can genuinely be claimed to be new. This machine was prepared for storage when it was sold to its current owner and has never been fueled or started and been housed inside its whole life. Here [...]

This is Getting Ridiculous: Rossi Ducati Announcement at Laguna Seca?

With the interwebs all in a frenzy over the expected Valentino Rossi to Ducati announcement, an Italian paper now claims the deal is done and will be announced during the USA Laguna Seca round of the MotoGP championship scheduled for July 25th. In a twist they claim that Rossi crew chief Jeremy Burgess is staying [...]

Rossi to Race this Weekend!

In what would seem a miraculous state of affairs, Valentino Rossi will return to MotoGP racing this weekend at the Sachsenring for the German round of the series just 42 days after breaking his tibia in a compound fracture during practice for the Mugello round pending approval by MotoGP’s Chief Medical Officer.

Ducati Multistrada 1200 Declared Best Open Streetbike

The world’s largest motorcycle magazine, Cycle World has bestowed its “Best Open Streetbike” accolade on Ducati’s latest offering the Multistrada 1200. As part of Cycle World’s “10 Best” awards, which have been given annually since 1976, the title of “Best Open Streetbike” is one of the most desirable accolades in the entire motorcycle industry.

Could Gibernau Save Ducati? – Redux

If you can’t laugh at yourself, life is going to seem so much longer. So, in that vein, I present you with one of the calls Ducati News Today made in 2009 that let’s just say didn’t work out all that well!! Sete Gibernau, the grand choker himself, going to save Ducati. I’m laughing already.

Gorgeous Road Going NCR Ducati New Blue

The NCR New Blue is a gorgeous tribute to Cook Neilson’s 1977 Daytona victory on a Ducati 750SS known as Old Blue. Just 50 were made and available from Ducati dealers for $67,000. The bike was sold as a track only bike, but this one has been converted for road use. Checkout the gallery after [...]

Official: Stoner to Leave Ducati for Honda

As has been the subject of rumor for some time, Ducati today announced that 2007 MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner will leave Ducati at the end of the season. In a separate release Honda announces that he will be on a factory Honda in 2011, part of what HRC hopes will be a 3 rider [...]

Ducati Legend to Race 848 at Mid-Ohio

Four-time World Champion Doug Polen will race Ducshop Racing’s Ducati 848 at Mid Ohio’s AMA Superbike round in Lexington, Ohio July 17 & 18. The two-time World Superbike and two-time World Endurance champion will compete in the Pro Daytona Sportbike races, replacing Jake Holden who recently joined the M4 Monster Energy Suzuki team.

Get Your Kids Started Early with the Ducati Coloring Book

How does someone become a Ducastista? Many of us become converts later in life and feel we have missed out on lusting after Italian beauties for part of our lives. Don’t let this happen to your children! The Ducati Coloring Book prepared by DucCutters is the ideal took to ensure that the future of Ducati [...]