The Rapid Solicitors-Bathams Ducati team return to Brands Hatch in Kent this weekend for the final triple-header round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship and both Michael Rutter and Martin Jessopp are aiming to end their season on a high with podium finishes.
If you frequent some Ducati forums you will inevitably run into questions from folks who clearly either believe or at least suspect that you must have a Ducati 1198SP, if not an R, to partake in a Track Day. Umm, no as this Ducati Monster S4RS rider ably demonstrates.
Valentino Rossi’s fall in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday was not without consequences, although the initial examination suggested otherwise. Due to the severity of the pain and swelling in his left hand, the Italian on Tuesday underwent additional X-rays that revealed a hairlinefracture at the arthrodesis of the first and second phalanx (performed following [...]
Fresh from his 2 victories at Magny Cours where he captured the World Superbike Crown, Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa has gotten the call to help the factory develop the 2012 version of the Ducati Desmosedici GP12.
We love the mid eighties Ducati 750F1 at Ducati News Today especially the limited models like the Laguna Seca. This 750F1 model is even more special, a replica of the factory bike that 1981 500GP World Champion Marco Lucchinelli raced.
The 15th round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship saw Valentino Rossi persevere with the modified Ducati Desmosedici with some aluminum in the GP11.1 chassis. Practice and qualifying were encouraging with Rossi making steady progress over the weekend resulting in a 4th fastest time in morning warmup. Unfortunately he crashed out of the race at [...]
What makes a bike a good choice for the street? Ducati News Today believes that the new Ducati Streetfighter 848 will prove to be just about the best choice you could make for a Ducati to use on the road. Here are 5 reasons why.
With victory in Race 1 of the French round of the World Superbike Championship at Magny-Cours, Carlos Checa celebrated his first World Championship title and brought Ducati’s list of Riders’ titles to an incredible 14. Completing the historic day for Ducati, the Italian brand also secured their 17th Manufacturers’ World Superbike Championship in addition to [...]
We brought you the first studio shots of the Ducati Streetfighter 848 when it was first announced but now Ducati have made many more available including the first action shots. Ducati News Today believes the model will be very successful striking a great balance between performance, real world streetability and value. Oh and we like [...]
Ducati Favored Son, Troy Bayliss, recently dusted the cobwebs off of his Twitter account to let everyone know that they needn’t be worried about the performance of the new 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale adding that he beat his best time at Mugello. So how fast it fast?
