Dylan’s Ducati Motorcycle Blog : Chronicling The Canyon Life of Southern California & Ducati Sportbike News
Every so often in life there is a moment, which speaks to you beyond the normal confines of time. A moment which strikes you as being more interesting, more involving and more meaningful then anything else you’ve ever witnessed. A moment that is so powerful that it actually seems to stop the clock from ticking […]
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If you’ve been checking out any of the various Ducati related internet forums lately you surely have seen the amazing rash of crash photos featuring brand spanking new 1098’s. It boggles the mind to think that folks who waited months on end for one of these bikes finally took delivery and then promptly went out […]
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Pick-up trucks and motorcycles go hand in hand, however getting your bike into the bed isn’t quite as simple as it seems. For the past several years I’ve used a variety of ramps and steps, but none of them ever seemed as solid as I would have liked. So last week in preparation for the […]
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The grayish-white early morning coastal cloud cover is in the very last stages of burning off as I begin my ascent towards the top of the world. Vague, almost irrational rays of light slash through what little misty haze remains as the asphalt begins to bend and warp its way around the miniscule valley floor. […]
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The folks over at the 1098Desmo.com forum have posted some raw video footage on YouTube of an impromptu presentation by Gianandrea Fabbro, one of the Senior Designers of the Ducati 1098. The footage is chopped up into 12 sections (approx. 1 to 2.5 minutes each) and you can find links to all of them here. […]
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A gigantic cloud of white steam is rising as the heat from the falling hot water finally begins to mellow out the dull, tired, and almost lethargic soreness. Every joint, every bone, and every muscle aches. They cry out for help and clamor for Advil, yet physically I feel like I’m well beyond over the […]
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It’s 1:30 in the morning and I can’t sleep. It’s been a long week (actually weeks, but who’ really counting, right…) and as I lay in bed starring at the ceiling my initial reaction is that dosing off at 8 pm has royally screwed up my system. But then somewhere in the hazy reality of […]
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Karl Greenberg of Marketing Daily has posted an interesting article, titled, Ducati Cuts Marketing Department, Increases Sales.
Lots of Michael Lock (President of Ducati North America) tidbits, including,
“We have attempted to modify that perception that we are unapproachable, arrogant, superior. The central goal has been to make Ducati more approachable and more human,” he says. “Internally, […]
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There is a certain kind of goodness in the air today that wasn’t there yesterday — because according to Jake at Pro Italia, my brand new shinny 1098S has finally arrived and is in the process of being put together as I write this! Now all I’ve got to do is find some time to […]
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If you’ve never read about or heard of Guy Webster then you’re in for a treat! Besides living in one of my personal favorite areas in the world - Ojai, California - Guy also has spent a lifetime collecting rare Italian motorcycles from the 1950’s through 1980’s and thanks to iFilm you can now check […]
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