73 days after shoulder surgery, Valentino Rossi returned to the racetrack at Misano to test his physical fitness aboard a Ducati 1198 Superbike. If you liked this post please consider becoming a Fan of Ducati News Today on Facebook and Following us on Twitter. Want More?Read More Posts on Valentino Rossi Check out the Rossi [...]
Despite only being launched in April 2010, almost 1 in every 4 new Ducatis sold last year was a Multistrada 1200. The Bologna entry in the Soft Roader market was a resounding sales success for Ducati showing that the company’s bets on product development and investment in a challenging economy paid off.
Well another year has flown by. Today marks the second anniversary of Ducati News Today. Happy Birthday to us and all that. More importantly, thank-you to all our readers, commentators, contributors and Facebook and Twitter followers. You make this a blast. To celebrate our second birthday we plan to give away a copy of Ring [...]
Factory withdrawal or no, Ducati still featured at the top of the time charts at the end of the first day of official testing for the World Superbike Championship yesterday in Portimao, Portgual. Well known fast lap specialist, Jacob Smrz took the honors with Althea Ducati’s, Carlos Checa in 5th.
Today, Valentino Rossi tested his shoulder by running laps of the Misano circuit on a Ducati 1198SP (MotoGP testing bans prohibit his use of the Desmosedici GP11). Ducati kindly snapped a series of photos on the man in action. We will all see how good Rossi’ shoulder and the Desmosedici are next week when the [...]
Valentino Rossi took to the track at Misano today on board a Ducati 1198SP streetbike just days before the official MotoGP pre-season tests begin next Tuesday in Sepang, Malaysia. Rossi used the Ducati Superbike in order to not violate the testing ban. The test was undertaken to test how his shoulder was recovering following surgery [...]
Whilst speaking about Ducati’s 2010 sales performance and the acquisition of Valentino Rossi’s services for the next 2 years, Ducati CEO Gabriele del Torchio let out that the company plans a model celebrating the new Rossi and Ducati relationship.
A lot of people liked the first generation Ducati Multistrada (Ducati News Today wasn’t among them) finding the comfy do it all air-cooled twin a practical motorcycle for real riding, even if the ugly quirky Pierre Terblanche styling was definitely an acquired taste! All that was missing was some real excitement that comes from real [...]
Valentino Rossi is in a race against time to achieve race fitness as the MotoGP testing season looms. Rossi’s shoulder surgery revealed much more damage than was expected and the GOAT himself is already talking down fan expectations of his debut on the Ducati Desmosedici, saying it could be May before he is fully fit.
Valentino Rossi’s long-term mechanic, Australian Alex Briggs, is doing his bit to raise money for the victims of Australia’s devastating floods in the states of Queensland and Victoria. Utilizing his prominent position in the most closely watched MotoGP team in the series, Briggs is conducting an eBay auction offering an Ultimate MotoGP Race day experience for [...]
