Ducati Gears Up for Rossi as Yamaha say Yes to Valencia TestEven as we waited for the official decision from Yamaha on whether Valentino Rossi would be allowed to test the Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP racer immediately following the season ending Valencia race next month, Ducati pushed ahead and plan to bring both a big bang [...]
We are lucky enough to secured some more photos of the Roland Sands Ducati Diavel custom design study that we first published last week. These photos provide some more close up details of the tank, swing-arm and instrument binnacle.
In one part reward for his stellar performances in World Superbike this year with the Althea Ducati squad and, in another, sheer pragmatism after the dismal performance of rider Mika Kallio, Pramac Ducati looks set to put the Finnish rider out of his MotoGP misery early and put Checa on board the satellite Ducati MotoGP [...]
A new book ‘Ducati 1098/1198 – The Superbike Redefined’ tells the inside story of the design, development and production of the Superbike range that catapulted Ducati back into the open class sportbike big time. The 1098 appeased the sins of the 999, set new sales records and captured the 2008 World Superbike title with Troy [...]
Last week we brought you some of the best Ducati press images of their 2011 lineup which is headlined by the Ducati 1198SP. Today we bring you some images taken on the Intermot show floor in Cologne, Germany. Thanks to Guido from Shift-Tech of Trick Ducati Streetfighter fame for the hot shots.
Ahead of the November debut of the new Ducati Power Crusier, the company has confirmed the Ducati Diavel name and put some teaser imagery on its site. In addition to confirming the name, the release also confirms other details such as the Testastretta 11º powerplant as seen in the Multistrada 1200 and an impressive weight [...]
It has happened to most of us, falling off on the track but on this occasion it was a Ducati instructor riding a Streetfighter that lost the front and was caught on film by a following student. There are scant details available but it looks to us like a DRE event. We cover it here [...]
We’ll refrain from claiming scoop like every other site but these are pretty special nevertheless. A reader sent us these photos of what looks to be an early prototype of the new Ducati Diavel that Ducati will reveal next month in Milan at the EICMA show. Taken almost 18 months ago in Los Angeles, the [...]
Fresh from the Intermot show Ducati announcements, here are 15 photos representing the new and revised models for 2011 from the almost unchanged Streetfighter to the new top of the range 1198SP. Enjoy.
Ducati appears to be looking firmly ahead and not backwards as it continues an impressive rollout of new models that began with the Streetfighter, hit top gear with the Multistrada 1200 and will soon see the controversial launch of the Diavel power cruiser when the model is debuted next month at the EICMA show in [...]
