Archive for February, 2011
With the official press launch of the Ducati Diavel in Marbella, Spain underway, reports on the new model are already beginning to appear on the web. Ducati News Today will have photos and initial ride impressions from the launch later this week but will cover all the web reports as soon as they are posted. [...]
February 7th, 2011 | Posted in Motorcycles, News | Comments Off
The official press launch of the Ducati Diavel in Marbella, Spain is underway. Ducati News Today will have photos and initial ride impressions from the launch later this week but will cover all the web reports as soon as they are posted. So check back often to see the meta coverage of the bravest new [...]
February 7th, 2011 | Posted in News | 2 Comments
Rapid Solicitors is joining Bathams in sponsoring the RidersMotorcycles.com British Superbike team for 2011, with the team now to be known as Rapid Solictors-Bathams Racing and will field updated Ducati 1198R Superbikes for team riders Martin Jessopp and Michael Rutter. Rutter will also race the Ducati at the Isle of Man TT.
February 4th, 2011 | Posted in British Superbike, News | 1 Comment
As journalists flock to Marbella, Spain for the Global launch of Ducati’s Diavel performance cruiser, Ducati have kindly released a new bunch of photos of the bike. The new photos include some good views of the Diamond Black model which acts as a replacement for the proposed white model that has now been dropped based [...]
February 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Motorcycles | 2 Comments
With the first of 3 official pre-season MotoGP tests completed, the Ducati MotoGP team has made significant progress during the last 3 days at Sepang. Team riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden finished 10th & 8th respectively on the time sheets and picked up ~2 seconds per lap over the course of the test.
February 3rd, 2011 | Posted in MotoGP, News | 4 Comments
No it’s art darling I explain to my doubtful wife as I mount (steady!) the framed print of the naked women with a Desmosedici in the background – I mean a Desmosedici anointed with a human model on the wall. There. Looks perfect doesn’t it. If you have an interest in Ducati motorcycles and women [...]
February 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Ducati Company, News | 1 Comment
For the months of February and March 2011, Ducati USA is offering financing as low as 1.99% or up to $1,000 in store credit on select Ducati Monster, Hypermotard and Streetfighter models giving just one more reason to buy a new Ducati.
February 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Ducati Company, News | Comments Off
Auction house Bonhams is putting up two motorcycles for sale that were made famous by four time World Superbike Champion and Ducati Hero Carl Fogarty. The first is a race winning Ducati 888 Corsa and the second a Ducati 916SPS Foggy replica given to him by Ducati following his victory in the 1998 World Superbike [...]
February 2nd, 2011 | Posted in News | 1 Comment
With the MotoGP bikes finally out on track for the first official pre-season test of 2011, all eyes were on Valentino Rossi and his shoulder injury. Despite undergoing surgery at the end of the season last year, Rossi is still recovering from damage that was worse than expected. Speaking to journalists Rossi admitted that his [...]
February 1st, 2011 | Posted in MotoGP, News | 1 Comment
Valentino Rossi made his first ever laps on the 2011 MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP11 today as he took to the Sepang circuit along with his fellow competitors for the first of 3 official preseason tests. Rossi finished 12th today and 2nd Ducati behind 10th placed Randy de Puniet.
February 1st, 2011 | Posted in MotoGP, News | 1 Comment