Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have the current flagship of the 1098/1198 range, the Ducati 1098R Bayliss LE.
Only a very few will ever ride the best V-twin Superbike ever produced, the Ducati 1098R. At almost US$44,000 and more than double the price of the lower spec 1098 models, the Ducati is reserved for the wealthiest and/or most deeply committed Ducatisti. However for 2009, Ducati massively upgraded the specifications of the mainstream Superbike [...]
Team Foremost Ducati 1098R owner and racer Larry Pegram was interviewed by Road Racer X magazine following his victory in the 2nd race at the Road America round of the 2009 AMA American Superbike Championship. This was only Larry’s second career Superbike win coming 10 years after his inaugural victory also on a Ducati. He [...]
Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have the 2009 factory Xerox Ducati 1098R F09 World Superbike racers as ridden by Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio.
Actual comparison tests that include the MotoGP derived Ducati Desmosedici RR (D16RR) have been thin on the ground which always surprised me because ipso facto the über Ducati should be able to laud it over all comers being effectively a 2006, 990cc racer with lights, indicators and mirrors. Now Motorcyclenews has put it up against [...]
Pegram puts the Ducati 1098R on Top of the Box!!10 years following his first AMA Superbike win on a Fast By Ferracci Ducati, Larry Pegram put the Team Foremost Ducati 1098R on the top of the box in race 2 of the Road America round of the American Superbike Championship today. Larry’s second ever career [...]
Although the Ducati 848 is Ducati’s entry level Superbike, primarily designed to entice switchers from Japanese brands to sample the delights of Bologna, one ride of the middleweight V-twin is all that is needed to realize how near perfect is the balance of light weight, nimble handling and useable power in comparison to the heavyweight [...]
The Coastal Ducati Club in conjunction with Daytona Ducati and BCM Motorsports hosted the Ducati Dyno Shootout during bikeweek in Daytona, Florida. There were 33 entries but I wanted to draw a couple of highlights to your attention.
Ducati North America has announced that delivers have commenced of their two highest spec 2009 Superbikes. Dealers should be receiving their orders of Ducati 1198S and the limited edition Ducati 1098R Bayliss LE machines. Troy Bayliss plays a major part in the marketing of the company’s superbike ranges despite the 3 time World Superbike champion’s [...]
Ducati North America supported rider, Larry Pegram has reportedly posted the highest trap speed of 200mph at the first practice session for the American Superbike class at Daytona.
