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At Eicma 2008 a Ducati Hyperfighter?

27 March, 2020
Juicy news from Ducati? It certainly looks like it, at least according to English magazine Motorcycle News, which has even put forward the possible look (as in the photo above) of a brand new model that could be presented at…

Ducati watches motorcycle accessories

27 March, 2020
This lovely Ducati chronograph from Tudor is new in the world of motorcycles, and is designed for riders and Ducati aficionados. The Fastrider watch has Swiss-made automatic mechanical components, a 46-hour power reserve in a 42-mm satin-finish stainless steel case.…

WSBK Portimao: Toseland on top in FP1

27 March, 2020
Today’s first free practice at Portimao saw James Toseland hit the the top of the charts with a best lap of 1’44.351 in the final 10 minutes of the session and looking like Yamaha Sterilgarda has solved the electronics problems…

Video: promotion or motorcycle art?

27 March, 2020
You can call this film just a promotion movie. But have a look at the bike, the way the rider is having fun with the bike, the background, the colours… I will call it: ART

MotoGP post race test cancelled – Ducati to test at Mugello

27 March, 2020
Due to the atrocious weather at Estoril the programmed MotoGP post race test that was to take place today has been cancelled.Following this decision, Ducati has decided to programme a three-day test at Mugello with both factory riders, Valentino Rossi…

WDW 2012: the coolest Ducati sportbikes in the paddock

27 March, 2020
The 2012 edition of the World Ducati Week has just closed its doors and the success in terms of numbers and attendants definitely lived up to the expectations. Over 65,000 passionate ‘Ducatisti’ showed up at the event gathering from every…

Ducati Hypermotard Appears in Diabolik Comic

27 March, 2020
You know when a bike has become a true success when it starts appearing in mainstream movies or in this case, one of Italy’s oldest and most iconic comics books, Diabolik.Diabolik is an anti-hero and a ruthless, master thief, who…

Confirmed! Livio Suppo leaves Ducati

27 March, 2020
The rumors of Livio Suppo leaving Ducati have been officially confirmed by the Ducati website, here’s the press release:The last race of the 2009 MotoGP season will also be the last race in Ducati MotoGP Team colours for Livio Suppo,…

Brett McCormick expects to be back for Silverstone round

27 March, 2020
Brett McCormick, after scarily (it was just after Imola where Joan Lascorz broke his 6th vertebra which resulted in the Spaniard becoming a paraplegic) fracturing his C5 vertebra and breaking his right thumb during Assen’s race 2, said from his…

Ducati Desmosedici RR vs 1098 R Video Showdown

27 March, 2020
Watch as MCN’s test riders take the meanest and fastest of Ducati’s production line, the Ducati D16 and the 1o98 R through their paces at the Almeria test circuit in Spain and find out which one was the winner.If your…

Valentino Rossi to debut aluminum chassis at Aragon

27 March, 2020
When Valentino Rossi tested the GP12.1 last week at Mugello, little was revealed on what he was exactly testing, except for the cryptic words “electronics and chassis” (while everyone on the web was chanting aluminum chassis like a mantra) but…

Win for Bimota in the Ducati Desmo Challenge

27 March, 2020
Good news for the Italian manufacturer Bimota as the WCR Team Bike Service debuted at the Ducati Desmo Challenge at the Italian Mugello with a quasi standard Bimota DB7 at the racetrack. Starting with a good second position, the Italian…

Alex Polita will ride in WSB 2009

27 March, 2020
The Sterilgarda GMB Team has completed its line-up for the 2009 World Superbike Championship. The Italian rider Alex Polita will join team mate and newcomer Shane Byrne in the team.Alex Polita will race next year with the Ducati 1098 RS09…

Lorenzo, Stoner Injury Updates

27 March, 2020
According to the La Repubblica Jorge Lorenzo suffered a partial dislocation of his right collarbone and a bruised right foot after his massive highside during the Laguna Seca qualifying session, while Casey Stoner’s highside left him a bruised hip.Dr. Claudio…

WSBK Brno: Jakub Smrz leads in tight free practice

27 March, 2020
Free practice at the Automotodrom Brno kicked off under sunny skies and where Max Biaggi historically is the favoured rider to win at least one of the two races.The Aprilia Alitalia rider will try to shorten Carlos Checa’s lead in…

Ducati Streetfighter Official Video

27 March, 2020
Ducati’s latest streetfighter model, unveiled at the 2008 EICMA show in Milan is scheduled to hit US dealerships in May, while the base model Streetfighter will probably available in August. So here’s the official video to promote Ducati’s new naked…

Stoner and Hayden Shell Video

27 March, 2020
This is the backstage video of Ducati riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden in Madrid for a special pit stop at a Shell service station before they headed to Jerez for the IRTA test.This year marks the tenth anniversary of…

Japanese vs European motorcycles 2011 best bikes

27 March, 2020
Is this a real shift in paradigm or merely another passing trend? In naming its top ten best bikes for 2011, Cycle World cites the gaining ground of European bikes against Japanese bikes in the US motorcycle market. Leaving aside…

Ducati presents 2012 upgrades for Multistrada and Hypermotard

27 March, 2020
Just few weeks before the opening of the Milan International Motorcycle Exhibition (EICMA) and right after the presentation of the new Streetfighter 848 and the announcement of the arrival of the 1199 Panigale, Ducati released more information about its 2012…

Bombshell! Aprilia RSV4 isn’t a Superbike, it’s a Prototype!

27 March, 2020
Controversy has hit Aprilia after Max Biaggi took second place in the Superpole shoot out.It happened early this morning during the Superpole when Alstare Suzuki owner and team manager, Jean Francois Batta told Italian network La7 that: “Everyone knows that…

Althea Ceramics cleared of all wrongdoings

27 March, 2020
At the end of last season, Althea Ceramics who sponsors World Superbike and Superstock Althea Racing teams was accused of commercial and social security frauds, now after six months of investigations and despite the fact that even during initial investigation…

WSBK Ducati Roma Team changes name

27 March, 2020
With just a little over a month to go before the World Superbike season opener at Phillip Island, newbie World Superbike squad Ducati Roma Team has changed its name and will be running under the banner of Red Devils Roma…