Published May 11th, 2008
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Once again we’re hawking goods! Slightly redesigned Twisting Asphalt T-Shirts are now available for just $22 bucks via CafePress… Check’em out and support Twisting Asphalt — *well the run away hosting fees anyway
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Published November 19th, 2007
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File this one under way-way back in the day but interesting nonetheless: In November of 2005 Oracle published a case study that profiled how their E-Business Suite helped make Ducati leaner and more profitable after The Texas Pacific Group purchased the company.
The principle of “Lean” has always dominated thinking at Ducati. While other motorcycle brands […]
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Published November 18th, 2007
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It seems that back in July of this year journalist Michael Martinez of the San Jose Mercury News — one of the left coasts better newspapers imho — wrote a flattering bit about his experience touring the Ducati Factory in Bologna with his wife…
My wife and I had come a long way to find this […]
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Published November 17th, 2007
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Sometimes seaching the ‘net leads to interesting finds. Here’s a fun bit from David Morely of drive.com.au on the 12 Bikes That Changed The World, which of course includes the Ducati 916…
Light, lean and lovely, the 916 served notice that Ducati was back in the business of building cutting edge sporties.
What was so revolutionary about […]
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Published November 13th, 2007
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdzWRLbewRo
SoCal based 13 Choppers has chopped a 1098 for Speed TV’s Superbikes Show - Cool concept or sacrilegious, you decide…
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Published November 12th, 2007
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On the off chance you haven’t had your fill of the 848 or Monster 696, Mike Werner has published some in-depth info on both bikes over on his blog Bikes In The Fast Lane. You can check out the 848 here and the Monster 696 here.
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Published November 12th, 2007
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxCLm2Pc-GY
Man, we’re just going video crazy ’round here … So MCN has posted this vid of the 848 from the launch in Milan, not the coolest thing I’ve ever seen, but if you’re looking to kill time at work it’s worthwhile nonetheless…
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Published November 10th, 2007
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Feeling the need for some vintage wallpapers for your sweet lil’ LCD monitor? Then you’re in luck, check out these Old School Ducati Vintage Ad Scans.
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Published October 22nd, 2007
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Like an angry deity who is determined to let every mortal feel their wrath, 8 major fires currently are burning - chewing up every bit of dry brush they can find - and not one of them is near being contained. Southern California it seems is burning to a crisp and the entire region smolders […]
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Published October 11th, 2007
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Ok, ok, so Twisting Asphalt doesn’t really have any sponsors, but we do have some cool Motorcycle related DVDs that help pay the rent, er web hosting…
If you’re into Ducs, take a look at, “Ducati: A Story of Passion“, which is a documentary that takes you behind the scenes at Ducati and delves […]
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