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Ruben Xaus is leaving Ducati for BMW

24 March, 2020
Ruben Xaus is a great and spectacular Spanish rider who won’t be racing next year with the Ducati 1098.These days Ruben is pilot in the Sterilgarda Go Eleven team but will join the new BMW factory team to develop the…

Ducati concludes two-day test at Mugello

24 March, 2020
Max Biaggi’s presence in the two-day Ducati test at Mugello completely monopolized the attention of the press that seemed to completely forget that it was an important development test for the factory riders who had time to concentrate on ‘laboratory’…

Nicky Hayden doesn't need surgery

24 March, 2020
After breaking his scapula and ribs in a training accident on December 27th, Nicky Hayden underwent further assessment by Dr. Dr. Arthur Ting in California yesterday to determine whether he would require surgery to fix his scapula and confirmed via…

Video: Ducati Desmosedici RR vs Ferrari F430 Scuderia

23 March, 2020
Here’s the Ducati Desmosedici RR vs the Ferrari F430 Scuderia in a track race from the guys at MCN. While it could be considered another gratuitous test of the age-old car vs bike debate, but this time the guys have…

Interview: Ducati models at EICMA 2009

23 March, 2020
The economic crisis is weighing heavily on the motorcycle industry, and tellingly, Honda and Yamaha have absented themselves from the EICMA show this year. The Milan show, however, is going ahead and is shaping up to be an important and…

Rider Quotes after MotoGP Silverstone Qualifying

23 March, 2020
Today’s MotoGP qualifying session at Silverstone was quite eventful with Jorge Lorenzo taking his first pole position of the season and Dani Pedrosa and Randy de Puniet both crashing in the dying moments of the hour, fortunately both Honda riders…

Althea Racing presents "Our Best Lap" book

23 March, 2020
When Ducati decided to officially withdraw their factory effort in World Superbikes at the end of 2010, but continue to support private teams, there was some massive complaining from offended fans, who blamed Gabriele Del Torchio for re-routing the funds…

Ducati XTreme 1199 spy pics

23 March, 2020
The 2011 EICMA show will see the new Ducati 1199 superbike debut on home turf, and although it looks like the XTreme name might not be confirmed, more “spy shots” show off some of the design and technical details. The…

New Ducati 1199 technology rumours

23 March, 2020
The new Ducati 1199 Superbike - or Ducati Xtreme - is apparently going to depart from Bologna tradition and use a gear-driven camshaft in the place of the previous belt-driven one. The new technology is the kind that Aprilia used…

Nicky Hayden is a Ducati teaser

23 March, 2020
Probably remembering the time he got scolded by Filippo Preziosi after taking a picture of the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 before it was officially revealed to the world, this time Nicky Hayden, who was back at Borgo Panigale for some more…

Sete Gibernau's New D16 Livery

23 March, 2020
Sete Gibernau and his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 showed up at Jerez della Frontera IRTA test with an all new livery. Gone is the elegant white-gold-and black color scheme used during winter testing, his bike is now sporting a white- green-red…

Ducati Diavel vs Audi R8 V10 Plus drag race video

23 March, 2020
Cars versus motorcycles test have become a classic video staple. This time British website Autocar pits a 2013 Audi R8 V10 against the Ducati Diavel Carbon in a drag race from 0-150-0 miles (241km/h) per hour. Now that Ducati is…

2011 EICMA: Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring

23 March, 2020
We received some pictures of the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring from the 2011 EICMA. This particular model sports the new Race Titanium Matt paint scheme which actually makes it look quite sober and elegant. Maybe it’s just a little…

Ducati Superquadro engine (w/video)

23 March, 2020
Ahead of next month’s EICMA show where Ducati will officially unveil the 1199 Panigale, the Italian manufacturer has decided to whet the appetites of fans by releasing images and a video of the new 90° v-twin engine that will power…

More gossip on Valentino Rossi's silly season

23 March, 2020
This year’s silly season theme song regarding where Valentino Rossi is going in 2013 could be Fleetwood Mac’s song “Tell me Lies”, because after learning that several people from Marc Marquez’ entourage stated that the Moto2 star would like to…

Ducati Streetfighter 848: spy shots

23 March, 2020
In the past, loads of rumors were circulating about a new Ducati naked bike and finally, thanks to these spy shots, we can confirm the existence of the Streetfighter 848. We don’t believe the sighting happened by chance: it’s probably…

Liberty Racing team confirms it will skip Moscow round

23 March, 2020
Yesterday in passing we mentioned that Effenbert Liberty racing team would not be taking part in next week’s upcoming round at Moscow because they couldn’t afford the long haul to the new Russian circuit, and today the Italian-Czech team has…

Valentino Rossi has given up hope

23 March, 2020
Filippo Preziosi defended Valentino Rossi after his horrible qualifying session in Qatar saying that Rossi’s talent is out of the question, however after yesterday’s lowly 10th place finish, the former World Champion in a post race interview with Sportmediaset very…

Carlos Checa: Sykes will be the rider to beat in 2013

23 March, 2020
Carlos Checa was another rider that our guy over at Motoblog.it was able to interview during Nolan’s Christmas party last week. The 2011 World Superbike champion turned 40 last October and has a few strands of white hair and a…

Lapo Elkann expresses interest in buying Ducati

23 March, 2020
Lapo Elkann, one of the heirs of the Agnelli fortune and manager of brand promotion at Fiat Automobiles (he was behind Fiat sponsoring Yamaha in MotoGP due to his friendship with Valentino Rossi) has expressed interest in buying Ducati to…

Superbike Testing at Misano with Aprilia, BMW, Ducati and Yamaha

23 March, 2020
Three days after the World Superbike round at Assen, four official teams, Aprilia, BMW, Ducati and Yamaha all headed to the Misano Adriatico race track for a two day test session (Wednesday and Thursday), before next week’s important Monza round.The…

WSBK Valencia Heat 2 – Nitro Nori Haga wins by 0.025s!

23 March, 2020
After Race 2 at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Valencia was red flagged following the big crash of Kawasaki rider Simon Andrews and Vittorio Iannuzzo on his Squadra Corse Honda, the second heat would reserve a big surprise with…

Two Ducati Multistrada's delivered to Pope Benedict XVI

23 March, 2020
Two Ducati Multistrada 1200’s were delivered to Pope Benedict XVI today at the Pope’s summer home at Castel Gandolfo. The two motorcycles donated by Ducati, will be used by the Vatican gendarmerie and have been customized for police use and…

Claudio Domenicali new Ducati CEO

23 March, 2020
The rumors that Gabriele Del Torchio would be leaving Ducati have been confirmed - while the announcement of his becoming the CEO of Alitalia has yet to be officially confirmed.To replace the Del Torchio, the Board of Directors at Ducati…