The details of the Ducati 1199 Panigale are almost overwhelming since almost everything has been changed compared to the 1198 Superbike. Ducati have made two videos that allow Project Director Ernesto Marinelli and 3 time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss to take us through the major features of the exciting new model.
Ever heard of a Fabian Cortez replica Ducati 750 Sport? No, neither had I till I clamped eyes on this one, owned by friend Ron Barton and now for sale. This very rare bike is a turn key racer offered by Cagiva North America in 1991. Cagiva shipped off a brand new Ducati 750 Sport [...]
Ian Gowanloch has legendary status in the Ducati community and not only in his home country of Australia. His farm in the foothills of the snowy mountains is home to 10, 40 foot shipping containers full of Ducati parts making it the Ducati Happy Farm.
Fans anxious to see the Ducati 1199 Panigale in anger on the race track in 2012 will have to be content with the FIM Superstock championship. Ducati have said they don’t plan to homologate the 1199 for World Superbike competition until 2013. In the meantime, they have shown us what a Superstock spec Panigale looks [...]
Ducati today officially released details of the much awaited new 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike. After providing details on the all new Superquadro powerplant last month, Ducati now have fully revealed the details of their all new Superbike which they hope will re-enforce their sports bike and racing roots after 2 years focussing on segments [...]
A Ducati has a prominent position at marketing partner AMG’s Affalterbach headquarters in Germany. The pink (yes pink) Ducati 848 starred as an autobot in the hollywood blockbuster ‘Transformers 2′.
We take for granted that every Ducati you can buy today has desmodromic valve actuation (yes even the otherwise icon breaking 1199 Panigale). For the longest time though, Ducati road bikes had valve spring actuation. This 1967 Sport Corsa Demo 350 was the turning point that led to desmodromics hitting the streets.
A dedicated Ducatista has rebuilt his Ducati Monster S4RS with a bespoke titanium frame that knocks pounds off the weight whilst adding an equal amount of trick and acting as a rolling showcase for his business venture.
As part of a visit to the Barber Vintage Festival and NCR DucStock I made sure to visit, once again, the simply awesome Barber Museum which showcases over 1200 modern and vintage motorcycles. As you might expect the collection features a number of Ducatis. Here are a bunch of them (and a Bimota).
You could be forgiven for thinking that the Ducati Diavel was the company’s first cruiser but it wasn’t. The first was a scooter that was way ahead of its time but ultimately unsuccessful. the Ducati Cruiser was produced between 1952 and ’54. This one is in New Zealand and is one of perhaps just 12 [...]
