Ducati has released the official specifications for the new 2012 Streetfighter 848. The testastretta 11º powerplant will produce 132bhp, just 23 shy of the current 1098 based Streetfighter. The new model will be priced at $12,995 in the USA.
For a few minutes during race 2 at Imola on Sunday, Carlos Checa aboard his Althea Ducati 1198R had the World Superbike Championship in his grasp. It slipped away as Jonathan Rea retired and Marco Melandri moved forward from way back in the pack. What will it take for the Spaniard to be crowned champion [...]
Valentino Rossi tested another chassis configuration on his Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP racer last week at Jerez in a secret test session. This time, he finally got to try a Japanese style aluminum beam frame.
This post is brought to you by the letters A, M and G. Since announcing their partnership late last year, Ducati and AMG have consummated the relationship, so to speak, with the introduction of the Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition. No doubt, AMG is a premium brand, but how much is it worth when stuck [...]
Carlos Checa and the Althea Racing team came extremely close to securing the World Superbike title today at the Autodromo di Imola. Thanks to a third place finish in race 1, followed by a memorable win in the second race, Carlos now has a 97-point advantage in the classification, with only 100 points still to [...]
The newly named 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike has been caught undergoing some road testing with a rather rotund individual at the controls further reinforcing how petite the new model is.
The eleventh round of the World Superbike Championship got underway today at the Autodromo di Imola and championship leader Carlos Checa got straight down to business, concluding the morning’s practice session in first position and the afternoon’s qualifying in second.
Obviously not is the answer to the question ‘Is Valentino Rossi the Fattest Man in MotoGP’. However take a look at the url that the official MotoGP is using to promote ‘Fastest’ the new movie narrated by Ewan McGregor which tells the story of the 2010 MotoGP season.
With Ducati continuing the tease of the new 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike yesterday with the release of a video ahead of the formal launch in November in Milan, Ducatisti were naturally keen to get more info about the new Ducati model that will emphasize performance above all like no model before it. For instance [...]
Ducati’s newly announced name for its 2012 Superbike, the 1199 Panigale, will be available next year after it debuts November 10th at the EICMA show in Milan. However fans will have to wait until 2013 to see the bike turn a wheel in the World Superbike Championship.
