In a rather cryptic and unanticipated invitation to the motorcycling press, Ducati has announced plans to unveil a new model on Saturday, July 24th at the Ducati Island as part of the US round of the MotoGP series.
Despite being the head of Ducati North America during a period of unprecedented success for the business, Ducati has announced that he will be leaving the company at the end of July. Under Lock’s leadership Ducati achieved its highest ever US market share in 2009.
We are Absolutely Not Building a Cruiser. That word does not exist in our vocabulary! That’s what Ducati told me when I enquired about the Ducati Vyper (I like this name) slash Mega Monster slash, yes, Power Cruiser. Response to the leaked spy shots of the new model have been leaning towards the vitriolic so [...]
A post on a Ducati forum provides fresh evidence that the new Ducati Power Cruiser alternatively dubbed the Mega Monster or Vyper is powered by the same Testastretta 11º V-twin as Ducati’s new Multistrada 1200.
Finally we have some news from the horses mouth! MotoGP World Champion, Valentino Rossi, says it is too early to announce his decision on whom he will race for in 2011 until after the racing at Brno.
With new spyshots appearing of the Ducati Power Cruiser that has been referred to variously as the Vyper or Mega-Monster, we can now speculate a few things about its specifications. Claims of 150bhp and the desire for a robust bottom-end and midrange power delivery probably mean the shove is going to come from the Multistrada [...]
It looks like Ducati are preparing to launch the perfect tool for posing outside of the coffee shop with the Ducati Vyper / Power Cruiser / Mega Monster (forgive me, I just threw up in my mouth a little). Here are the latest carefully orchestrated and controlled leaked ‘spy shots’ from Motorcyclenews. Photo gallery after [...]
With the interwebs all in a frenzy over the expected Valentino Rossi to Ducati announcement, an Italian paper now claims the deal is done and will be announced during the USA Laguna Seca round of the MotoGP championship scheduled for July 25th. In a twist they claim that Rossi crew chief Jeremy Burgess is staying [...]
In what would seem a miraculous state of affairs, Valentino Rossi will return to MotoGP racing this weekend at the Sachsenring for the German round of the series just 42 days after breaking his tibia in a compound fracture during practice for the Mugello round pending approval by MotoGP’s Chief Medical Officer.
The world’s largest motorcycle magazine, Cycle World has bestowed its “Best Open Streetbike” accolade on Ducati’s latest offering the Multistrada 1200. As part of Cycle World’s “10 Best” awards, which have been given annually since 1976, the title of “Best Open Streetbike” is one of the most desirable accolades in the entire motorcycle industry.
