Two recent video reviews of the Ducati 1199 Panigale against its natural European sports bike competitors, the Aprilia RSV4 and BMW S1000RR, have concluded that whilst the newest Ducati Superbike is much faster than the 1198 it still can’t match the outright lunge of the Bavarian Bruiser that won its first ever World Superbike race last [...]
The fifth round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington saw some of the best racing in the series since it began 25 years ago at the same UK circuit. Both races were exciting to watch with some history being made and the results far from a forgone conclusion right up until the very end [...]
In a video shot at Monza where Troy Bayliss was present to help celebrate 25 years of World Superbikes, Troy talks about how close he came to racing this year at Imola and Phillip Island as a wildcard on an Effenbert Racing Ducati.
Although the World Superbike racing was a débâcle in Monza, the FIM Superstock 1000 race was worth watching for Ducati fans as it saw the first victory for the Ducati 1199 Panigale in the hands of Lorenzo Savadori.
Ducati will return to Pikes Peak in 2012 for the 90th running of the “Race to the Clouds.” Defending champion and Pikes Peak motorcycle record holder, Carlin Dunne, will join six-time Pikes Peak winner, Greg Tracy, in an effort to defend the title for Ducati. To remind you of what the race is like, check [...]
Here at Ducati News Today we worried a little about how the short stroke, non belt cam drive Superquadro power plant might sound in the Ducati 1199 Panigale. Turns out we needn’t have worried. Here for yourself what a race prepped Ducati 1199 Panigale S sounds like with the full termignonni system after the jump.
We have covered a whole bunch of Ducati vs Sportscar videos but this one includes the first comparison of a model from new Ducati owner Audi up against the new Ducati 1199 Panigale.
US T-Mobile has a new television commercial which features a hot woman on a Ducati. That ought to get the sales going. Pity it sounds like an inline 4.
After an appalling start to the 2012 MotoGP season in Qatar that rivals the disastrous 2011 one, Valentino Rossi was not a happy camper. Seizing on this some wag has made yet another parody based on the Downfall movie which chronicles the last days of the Third Reich in Adolf Hitler’s bunker. This time the Führer [...]
Our friends at MotoCorsa dropped us a line to share their Ducati 1199 Panigale tech video. The video shows AJ Ralston (MasterTech) talking to Arun Sharma (General Manager) talking about what he learnt about the new Panigale and he casually drops that the bike makes 187 rear wheel horsepower!
