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Hayden Gets Down and Dirty on Indy Mile

After qualifying 3rd for last weekend’s Indianapolis round of the MotoGP championship, Marlboro Ducati’s Nicky Hayden thrilled the crowd at the Indy mile by making some demonstration laps on the Llyoyd Brothers Ducati Flat Tracker.

Proof that Gordon Ramsey has a Big Head

If proof was ever needed that the outspoken and swearing prone celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsey has a big head, then this photograph is it. Ramsey has been spotted riding around Los Angeles doing a spot of shopping on a Ducati Monster 696. !

New Ducati Promotion for the Fall

3.99% financing or up to $1,500.00 in store credit. Ducati has announced the “Fall Opportunity,” a sales promotion oriented towards the Ducati Superbike and Monster product ranges. Running September 1st through November 30th, prospective owners have the choice of 3.99% APR Financing or up to $1500 in store credit at their local Ducati dealership with [...]

Hydrogen Ducati Monster Concept is the Bomb

Okay, so there isn’t too much to this story. I basically liked the headline! However with so much excitement around green energy in motorcycles it is refreshing to see a different take, even if it is just a concept drawing. Yves Michel proposes a hydrogen fuel cell powered Ducati Monster. He has attempted to retain [...]

We’ll Paint the Ducati Blue if Yamaha will Release Rossi!

Ducati’s Filippo Preziosi is determined to get Valentino Rossi on a Ducati as soon as possible which means the Valencia test which takes place immediately after the final MotoGP of 2010. The problem is that Rossi will remain a contracted Yamaha rider until the end of the year. Somewhat playfully Preziosi has said he’s prepared [...]

Confirmation that Burgess will Join Rossi at Ducati Expected at Misano

At Indianapolis this weekend there were further signs that Jeremy Burgess and the entire Rossi crew will join Valentino at Ducati next year. Yamaha has pressured the crew chief for an answer and so the announcement is likely to come at next weekend’s San Marino MotoGP at Misano.

Ducati Pull Out of World Superbikes

In a shock move, Ducati has announced today that it will withdraw the factory team in World Superbikes in 2011 and instead focus on developing the next generation of Superbike technology.

Rossi Moving to Ducati for the Challenge Not Money

Valentino Rossi has debunked claims that he is moving to Ducati next year simply for the money. Speaking on his motivations for the move he noted the challenge of starting a new chapter in his career and the retirement of Yamaha MotoGP head Masao Furusawa as major factors.

All the Ducati Island Indianapolis Details

The “Ducati Island” will once again return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend for the MotoGP. This year marks the third time the Ducati experience visits the legendary Indiana circuit. Located between turns one and two of the track, Ducati Island is open to all motorcycle enthusiasts. On the Island, Ducatisti and race fans [...]

New Ducati Power Cruiser to be known as Diavel

MCN is reporting this morning that the new Ducati Power Cruiser that has been been the subject of an orchestrated ‘leak’ pre-marketing campaign will not be known as the Vyper or Mega-Monster (always a doubtful one) but instead as the Diavel.