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 [...]
NCR Ducstock, the national Ducati party organized by Ducati.net was one of the highlights of the Barber Vintage Festival last weekend. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Ducati TT2/TT1 and 750F1, the event featured a world class display of ultra rare Ducati’s from all over North America and beyond. Be sure to check out the [...]
17 years ago the Ducati 916 burst onto the motorcycle scene. With jaw dropping styling unlike anything that had come before, together with performance that moved on from the 888, the new model was destined to become an instant classic. MCN was the lucky magazine that penned the first ever review.
There is lots of talk about the Ducati Streetfighter lately, what with the launch of the new 848 model and possible upgrade of the larger Fighter to the 1198 11ยบ powerplant. Here at Ducati News Today we think the Streetfighter 848 will prove to be a great streetbike but Ian Foreman’s AMA Superbike 1198R powered [...]
By now you must have heard about the new powerplant dubbed the Superquadro, destined to power the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale that will be shown to the public for the first time next month in Milan at the EICMA show. Following our Q&A session with Ducati on the new engine, the company has now made [...]
