Archive for September, 2011

High Resolution Ducati Pencil Drawings

Всеволод Тимошенко hails from the Ukraine and recently posted some awesome Ducati pencil drawings like the Streetfighter S above. Representing 60 hours of work we asked what else he had done so we could bring it to you to enjoy.

Ducati Streetfighter 848 Launch Scheduled for Monday

Nicky Hayden seems to be playing the role of marketing head today at Ducati as a photo on his Twitter feed indicates the Ducati Streetfighter 848 will be revealed on Monday.

Stolen Ducati Turns Up … 12 Years Later

It took 12 years, but a limited edition Ducati 996SPS stolen from Australian Motorcycle News magazine in 1999 has now been found – at a recycling depot in Melbourne, Australia.

Ducati Misano MotoGP Photogallery

The 13th round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship saw mixed fortunes for the team. Afte rthe disaster of Indy, Valentino Rossi finished 7th and delcared himself happier as he was able to dice with Andrea Dovizioso, Ben Spies and Marco Simoncelli for the first 18 laps. Nicky Hayden continued his bad run at Misano [...]

Ducati Set to Unveil Diavel AMG Special Edition

Ducati and Mercedes AMG have proudly announced that the first public showing of the Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition will be at the 64th International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany from 15-25 September. The 2012 flagship model of the Diavel family is a tribute to the AMG luxury-sport brand and is intended for passionate connoisseurs [...]

Checa to Rossi – Bring it!

Encouraged by the Italian press, which has been talking up the contrast between Carlos Checa’s World Superbike title chase and that of Valentino Rossi in MotoGP, Superbike points leader Checa wants to race Rossi at the evocative Imola circuit later this month.

Checa Dedicates Nürburgring Victory to Castiglioni

Carlos Checa and the Althea Racing team experienced two very different races today at the Nürburgring; starting from pole position, Checa dominated a dry race one while extremely wet conditions in the second race prevented him from doing better than eighth.

Mixed Fortunes for Ducati at Misano

Misano’s MotoGP was positive for Valentino Rossi and his Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 from a number of perspectives. After making a change in the morning warm-up, the Italian had a great start in the race and maintained a fast rhythm for a good part of the 28 laps, enjoying some nice battles with Spies, Dovizioso, and [...]

Ducati 1199 to be known as SuperQuadro?

And as SuperQuadro you shall be known. Trademark filings by Ducati may have revealed the intended name for the new 2012 Ducati 1199 Superbike just as Diavel first appeared in a similar filing ahead of the launch of the Power Cruiser.

Ducati’s First MotoGP Victor Hangs up Helmet

An emotional Loris Capirossi announced that he will retire from motorcycle racing at the end of the year, bookmarking a tremendous career that included the 125 Championship at his first attempt aged 17, 3 World Championships and Ducati’s first MotoGP victory.