How the 999 Nearly Killed Ducati – Redux

I thought it would be fun to bring back a couple of articles from earlier in the year that were popular and/or generated significant debate. After coming across an article on Visordown on ‘How the 1098 Saved Ducati’, I decided to write a longer and more in-depth article on more or less the same subject [...]

How the 999 Nearly Killed Ducati

Ducati is a raging success story combining an iconic brand, a rich competition history and accessible V-twin performance draped in gorgeous Italian design. But not so long ago, Ducati was in trouble. In 2006, the company was saddled with debt and faced flagging sales as a result of it’s first Superbike commercial failure, the controversial [...]

For Sale: Factory Ducati 999F06

A Ducati of any type is exotic enough for most folks but for some the limited run homologation special R models are the ones to covet. When you switch to racing Ducatis, a very few gain access to the customer racing RS models but a true factory machine is the rarest of all. A bike [...]

Wallpaper Wednesday: Ducati 999R

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 2005 Ducati 999R, the finest variant of the controversial 999 range (save for the almost identical 2006 Xerox replica model).

YouTube Gems: Ducati 999 vs. Lamborghini Gallardo

Fifth Gear is the poor relation to the Top Gear car show sensation, but ex-racer Tiff Needell sure can drive. Here he pitches the Lamborghini Gallardo around the track vs. Kevin Smith on a black Ducati 999. Who will win?