The moment I laid eyes on the re-discovered Radical Ducati Raceric, I startled googling to find an obscure mid 80′s Yamaha 2-stroke that I though it was the spitting image of. This is not by way of an insult, the Yamaha SDR200 was gorgeous and so too is the Raceric.
Last week was the European launch for the 2012 Ducati Monster 1100EVO, what Ducati is calling the ultimate Monster (we disagree). US Monster fans will need to wait until at least May for the current über Monster to arrive Stateside. In the meantime check out these high resolution photos.
By now if you can fog a mirror, you’ve heard all about the Ducati Diavel. According to the company it is the ‘New Shape of Power and Style’. Whatever it is, it is a radical departure from every model before it. So is the Diavel the next runaway success or has, as the kids like [...]
Lots of attention has rightly been focussed on the travails of Valentino Rossi on the Marlboro Ducati. Far from his magical transformation of the Yamaha from dog to debut winner in 2004, his results on the Ducati have been disappointing for many fans, leading some to lament the loss of Casey Stoner. However the record [...]
Just under a week after he took a fine podium with 3rd position in the second round of the MotoGP championship, Marlboro Ducati’s Nicky Hayden returned to Jerez, Spain to have his turn on the 2012 spec Ducati Desmosedici GP12. Team-mate Valentino Rossi had already ridden the GP12 the previous day. Check out the video [...]
Ducati has got the marketing down pat even if the bike isn’t quite there yet, so much so that the test of their new 2012, 1,000cc era Desmosedici GP12 is not in matte black but in full colors. Rossi took to the track at Jerez today to ride the new bike for the first time. [...]
Valentino Rossi returned to Jerez, Spain today to make his first ever laps on the 2012 Ducati Desmosedici GP12, the bike that will conform to the revised 1,000cc rules. At a glance, there is a much longer side exit exhaust compared to the GP11 but there will be more time for analysis later. Check out [...]
Despite not having their 2011 Ducati Desmosedici GP11 sorted after 2 rounds of the MotoGP series, factory riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden begin testing the 2012 spec machine today. The 2012 regulations allow for a capacity of up to 1,000cc.
Defining what exactly the new Ducati Diavel is has turned out to be a challenge. Although stylish, Ducati denies it is a cruiser, a power cruiser or even a muscle cruiser. They claim the Diavel is the bike you get when you let their designers loose and ask ‘What If?’. As to what the Diavel [...]
Following a successful Diavel Night in March, Ducati North America is upping the ante and proclaiming April as Diavel Experience Month. Across the USA, dealerships are offering motorcycle enthusiasts Diavel test-ride opportunities to experience the ins and outs of Ducati’s newest bike.
