There is much excitement over the impending launch of the Ducati Multistrada 1200 next week at the EICMA show in Milan and it’s 1198 based engine dubbed the 11° (degrees). However all of the excitement may mean that we have overlooked the implications – that a new Superbike engine is headed our way.
Following the appointment of Valentino Rossi friendly Vittoriano Guareschi as Ducati Marlboro team manager comes intensified rumors about the imminent departure of Rossi unfriendly Project Director, Livio Suppo after this weekends final round of the MotoGP championship in Valencia, Spain. Suppo has been instrumental in the team’s success with Casey Stoner but is seen as [...]
On November 9th Ducati will reveal details of it’s 2010 model range to the press prior to the public unveiling at the EICMA show in Milan which commences the following day. Ducati promises some surprises to go along with other models that have either been already signaled or subject to intense speculation. In a series [...]
Ahead of it’s official unveiling at the Milan EICMA show next week, at least one site is claiming to have inside information on the final specifications of the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Adventure tourer. If the information is accurate, Ducati will be giving us a 150bhp allrounder that will showcase the Italian manufacturers electronics prowess [...]
One of John “Hannibal” Smith’s favorite sayings in the eighties TV series, The A-Team was “I love it when a plan comes together”. I don’t know if Ducati were a fan of the show but slowly, but surely it looks as if the plan to have 9-time World Champion Valentino Rossi ride for the Italian [...]
As we approach the EICMA Motorcycle show next month in Milan, the rumor mill is stepping up as to what models Ducati will unveil for the 2010 model year. The Ducati Multistrada / Strada Aperta have been well uncovered and the Ducati Hypermotard 796 has already been formally announced but Ducati claim they have some [...]
Despite some denials from the company itself, rumors continue to circulate in the Italian press that Volkswagen, looking to expand it’s ever growing empire, is targeting Ducati as a possible acquisition target.
The pace of Ducati rumors surrounding the forthcoming Strada Aperta Adventure tourer are accelerating about as fast as a 1198 as we approach the EICMA show in Milan next month. Some are candid, some appear to be planned leaks by the factory itself, and the latest one appears plain wacky. Spanish language Solo Moto claim [...]
Rumors have persisted for years that Valentino Rossi will eventually end up on a Ducati in MotoGP putting the ultimate Italian champion on the quintessential Italian race bike. Now the Italian press is reporting that Rossi and Jeremy Burgess have been spotted entering the Ducati factory for secret talks.
MCN has posted some new spy photos of the 2010 Ducati Strada Aperta, the adventure tourer bike that will effectively replace the Multistrada and the older ST range in one swoop, undergoing off-road testing.
