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It didn’t take too long after the debut of the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale for rumors to begin swirling of a baby brother Superbike companion to join the lineup. Will Ducati build the ultimate successor to the 748 and 749? Possibly, but our bet is that a Superquadro powered version of the Steetfighter will appear [...]
January 9th, 2012 | Posted in News | 5 Comments
If Santa rode a motorcycle he’d base his workshop in California rather than the North Pole. Pro Italia decided to do some Santa style gift wrapping of their own on a Ducati Multistrada 1200. Check out the video of the job after the jump.
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in News | Comments Off
Our North Pole spies have come through with the best kept secret of 2011. Yes, this year Santa himself will ride a Ducati sled which is especially fast because its red! Perhaps not. Anyhow, we can’t think of anything more fun for braving the winter snow than this very special edition Monster. Source: J.etcetter
December 9th, 2011 | Posted in News | Comments Off
Last year we brought you news of the Spartan V track car which gets its four wheels onto this blog due to one simple feature – it is powered by a Ducati 1198 engine. Now the car is nearing production and will be shown to the public this weekend at the Sydney Motorcycle show in [...]
November 25th, 2011 | Posted in News | 1 Comment
Michael Rutter and RidersMotorcycles.com team mate, Martin Jessopp took the first two positions on their Ducati 1198Rs during the 58th running of the iconic Macau Grand Prix. In taking victory, Rutter became the winningest racer at the street circuit, surpassing the record he had held jointly with Ron Haslam.
November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in News, Racing | Comments Off
Ducati Team rider Nicky Hayden underwent surgery on Monday, November 14th, to speed up the healing process on his right wrist, which was injured in a crash during the Valencia MotoGP.
November 15th, 2011 | Posted in MotoGP, News | Comments Off
Sick of the Ducati 1199 Panigale after the blitz of last weeks launch? Well, okay us neither, but still, there was plenty else to look over at the EICMA Milan show from the retro Diavel Cromo to the 848 EVO Corse Special Edition. Don’t forget the already announced Streetfighter 848, new color Multistrada 1200 and [...]
November 14th, 2011 | Posted in News | Comments Off
Ducati stunned the motorcycle world on Monday with the release of the Ducati 1199 Panigale immediately prior to the EICMA show in Milan. The 195hp Superbike looks set to redefine the open class sports field with a combination of power, light weight and electronic technologies. You can’t own one till 2012, but you can have [...]
November 10th, 2011 | Posted in News | 3 Comments
So you’ve read about the Ducati 1199 Panigale launch at the EICMA show in Milan. You’ve scanned the photo gallery (we have more on the way) and checked out the checkmate video but still don’t know your RbW from your DTC? Not to mention Ducati’s new EBC? Read on and we’ll give you the low [...]
November 9th, 2011 | Posted in News | 8 Comments
Taking a leaf out of their Monster play book from 1998, Ducati have today announced the return of the Cromo nameplate for the 2012 Ducati Diavel Cromo. This new addition brings the Diavel range to 4 models.
November 7th, 2011 | Posted in News | 4 Comments