New Ducati 2009 model…?
This is the new 2009 Ducati scooter, called the 48 or is it a photo-job creation? It looks good and I’m sure someone will buy it!
Nicky Hayden confirmed with Ducati for 2013
After Mugello there were several rumors that Nicky Hayden would be re-signing with Ducati and just before this morning’s first free practice at Laguna Secma it was officially confirmed that American rider will spend another season with the Italian factory…
Schumacher Test Rides Again
Seven times Formula1 champion Michael Schumacher whose love of motorcycles is almost as big as his love for cars, got another chance to test ride two other superbikes at the newPortimao circuit; Troy Bayliss’s title winning Ducati and Noriyuki Haga’s…
Carlos Checa leaves hospital
Carlos Checa has been discharged from the Melbourne hospital where he was taken as a precautionary measure following his big crash during race 1, when he was running fourth and out-braked himself into Honda corner clipping the rear end of…
WSBK Misano: Troy Corser draws first Blood in FP
Testing at Mugello and Misano seem to have paid off for Troy Corser. The BMW rider took first place in today’s free practice at the Misano World Circuit finishing ahead of Xerox Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio and Alstare Suzuki’s Leon Haslam.The…
Valentino Rossi to ride at Silverstone on Tuesday
Valentino Rossi will be at the Silverstone Circuit tomorrow (May 17th) to inaugurate a new paddock wing and will also be riding the circuit for the very first time as he missed last year’s round due to his broken leg.Before…
Ducati SS 1000 returns
We’ve already seen the nostalgic project of the Ducati Super Sport by Oberdan Bezzi, and his SS1000 Rossa.Today we take a look at the twin cylinder from Bologna, looking pretty in yellow. This is the TT 1000 version and we…
GSE Racing signs with Yamaha
British GSE Racing announced today that it will enter a new partnership over the next 3 years with Yamaha. GSE Racing will ride the next coming years with direct Yamaha factory support with the YZF-R1.Yamaha Managing Director Andrew Smith is…
Nicky Hayden to test Ducati GP12 at Mugello
Nicky Hayden will be at Mugello tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday for the final two days of a three day private test that Ducati’s test team is currently carrying out at the Italian track.Hayden who finished sixth in Qatar, will be…
WSBK Portimao Race 1 – Spies wins and Haga crashes
Ben Spies put one hand firmly on the title when Noriyuki Haga crashed out on the seventh lap while he was in sixth place in Race 1 at Portimao. Spies won the race and gained 25 points, fifteen more that…
MotoGP Valencia: Nicky Hayden fastest in the wet
It was fully wet for MotoGP’s first free practice at the Ricardo Tormo circuit at Valencia with its new asphalt and in these conditions and completely at ease in the wet was Ducati’s Nicky Hayden. The American shone during the…
MotoGP Laguna Seca: Jorge Lorenzo leads in FP2
Jorge Lorenzo lead the field in free practice 2 at Laguna Seca and it was a battle of lap times between the Fiat Yamaha rider and Casey Stoner. Lorenzo clocked in his fastest lap at 1′21″763 just 0.063s faster that…
Ducati Monster Bayliss Replica
Will the Ducati Streetfighter eclipse the legendary Monster? For Ducati fans, we expect the Monster will always hold a special status, and there’s still those intent on making the Monster even more exclusive.This Monster Bayliss Replica has been created by…
Haga's Special Training Regime
Most professional riders have a very tough and serious training regime that is varied and usually consists of running, road cycling, mountain biking, motocross riding, working out in the gym, but Noriyuki Haga candidly admits in this video that he…
Sylvain Guintoli in talks with Pata Racing?
Several Italian media sources are reporting that Sylvain Guintoli hasn’t lost anytime to try to find a new ride for the remaining part of the 2012 eason, and is already in talks with other teams, and more specifically with Pata…
'Thursday Afternoon Live' with Nicky Hayden
Don’t let Nicky Hayden’s Kentucky drawl fool you or how hard he works, because besides being very down to earth, he’s also very witty and the famous “N. HYPOCRITE” sticker back in 2008 proved it, and now he looks like…
Ducati & Rossi: How much are they worth together
Even if the announcement of Valentino Rossi going to Ducati was more than expected, the news surrounding his switch hasn’t exactly died down, especially here in Italy, with newspapers and TV calling it the “marriage of the decade”, an “Italian…
Althea Racing to field two riders in WSBK in 2012
We already knew after Sunday’s race 2 at Portimao that after very intense last minute negotiations between Ducati, Althea Racing and Carlos Checa that the newly crowned World Superbike champion would be staying with the Italian team.We also imagined that…
Ducati thanks Yamaha for allowing Rossi to test at Valencia
Ducati is breathing a collective sigh of relief when they heard that Masao Furusawa had given permission to Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati in the post-season sessions at Valencia next month. Alessandro Cicognani, Ducati’s Project Manager speaking to the…
Termignoni titanium silencer for Ducati Streetfighter
A new Termignoni silencer for the Ducati Streetfighter is on the market. The silencers are made from titanium and have a redesigned outlet end and caps. They come with catalytic converter and new high performance air filters and meet road…
Stunting with a Ducati Monster (w/video)
Here’s Emilio Zamora of the Ducati Stunt Team showing off with wheelies, stoppies and burnouts with a Ducati Monster for a Taft hair styling products commercialI wonder if Taft has anything to avoid helmet hair?
Ducati Multistrada 1200 pics leaked
It seems that pics of the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 have been leaked to the internet, before its presentation at the EICMA this week. As we’ve already posted, the new Multistrada is set to have a Testastretta 1198 cc engine…
WSBK Brno Race 2 – Ben Spies Takes 11th Victory
Ben Spies took his 11th victory in Race 2 at Brno and cut the championship lead to seven points from Noriyuki Haga. Spies took the lead of the race from Troy Corser at the second turn, follwed by Michel Fabrizio…
1985 Battle of the Twins – Lucchinelli vs Church
We knew that Marco Lucchinelli won the Battle of the Twins in 1987 on a Ducati 851 at Daytona, but what we didn’t know until we saw this rare video, that he also took part in the 1985 BOTT race…
MotoGP Assen: Jorge Lorenzo takes Second Consecutive Pole
The MotoGP qualifying session at Assen saw Jorge Lorenzo take his second consecutive pole postion of the season and the 37th of his career and the 11th in MotoGP. The Fiat Yamaha rider set a best lap of 1′34.515 that…