Motorcycle Daily has posted a nifty real world review of Ducati’s brand spanking new 848 and they dig it. There’s always going to be a tendency among Ducati enthusiasts to buy the flagship model, and the old 749′s controversial looks and mediocre power definitely supported … Read More →
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Rent A Desmosedici For $600 A Day
If you’ve always wanted to be just like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise and roll up to The Rock Store on a piece of heavy metal machinery, well it turns out this is a your lucky day because California based Motorcycle Rentals & Tours is … Read More →
Eric Wood To Race an 848 in Formula Xtreme
Looks like there’s going to be another Ducati 848 on the grid for this years AMA Formula Xtreme series… Eric Wood to compete in 2008 Formula Xtreme Series with Team Pongo/NCR Ducati Eric Wood has signed a deal that will have him riding a Ducati … Read More →
1098R Overload Continues: Kevin Ash Weighs In For The Telegraph
As if there wasn’t enough moto-lust going around for the 1098R, Kevin Ash from the UK’s Telegraph Newspaper has added fuel to the fire… None of which says anything about the glorious experience of riding this state-of-the-art motorcycle, and no small part is played by … Read More →
Fastest Streetbike At Jerez with Mirrors… Ever!
Motorcycle Daily has posted a bit more about Jeremy McWilliams’ first look at the 1098R at Jerez and it’s pretty impressive to say the least… (Perhaps that $40k price tag isn’t quite as over-priced as it first appeared)… Jeremy McWilliams, the ex-MotoGP racer who tested … Read More →
March 25th Motoczysz Doc Airs in US
Mark your calendars ladies and gents because the Discovery Channel Documentary chronicling Team Motoczysz has finally received a US airdate on Discovery International… MotoCzysz Documentary US Dates Released Discovery International to air the MotoCzysz HD Documentary “Birth of a Racer” in the US on March … Read More →
Cycle World’s Early Take on The 1098R
Just in case you can’t get your fill of 1098R news, Cycle World has posted a rather in-depth analysis of the 1098R intro in their forums… Tech Editor Kevin Cameron had this to say: On Ducati’s sales strategy:It’s reminiscent of GM in the 1920s, when … Read More →
2008 Xerox Ducati Livery Intro’d
Alongside the introduction of the 1098R, Ducati also showcased the brand new 2008 Xerox Ducati WSB Livery… Filippo Preziosi, Director General of Ducati Corse, has followed the evolution of this bike from the start. He underlines the importance of the new project, that confirms and … Read More →
Jeremy McWilliams on the 1098R
MotoGP Star Jeremy McWilliams, a man who seems to test everything (including the MotoCzysz C1), has written a review of the Ducati 1098R for MotorcycleDaily after taking some laps during the Jerez Press Intro… Sounds like quite the bike… As with all the Ducatis I’ve … Read More →
Monster Turned ‘Sedici???
Since we’re on the subject of the Desmosedici – after the first arrival of a production model in the UK (see post below) – check out this flickr gallery of what apparently is a Ducati Monster turned Desmosedici… And some seriously cool concept art… via … Read More →
1st UK Desmosedici Apparently Delivered
According to The Sun Newspaper in the UK a bloke named Scott Charles will take delivery of the very first production Desmosedici RR to roll on to British soil – after apparently being the very first person (again, in the UK) to call the factory … Read More →
OWD Goes On A Crazy 1098S Road Trip
Neil Johnston of OneWheelDrive.Net – which fwiw is one of my favorite ‘net reads – has just concluded a crazy and completely wonderful series of articles about a somewhat mind-bending trek aboard a Ducati 1098S that started in Northern California, made a slight detour to … Read More →
Stunting on a Hypermotard 1100S
Stunting isn’t exactly my cup of tea, but this is a pretty nicely done vid of stunt rider Erine Vigil on a Ducati Hypermotard 1100S…
Ducati A Story Of Passion DVD Now On Amazon
Exciting news on the DVD front — Yesterday a friend of mine alerted me to the fact that “Ducati : A Story of Passion“, the DVD that I produced and directed for Pro Italia Motorcycles, has gone on sale on Amazon.com! You can check out … Read More →
Bad Omen For a New Season, Bayliss Crashes
Apparently Troy Bayliss broke his collarbone on the last day of the World Super Bike test at Phillip Island, which is an unfortunate start for his last season of WSB competition. “Basically I went to pass Regis Laconi around Lukey Heights but when I realised … Read More →
MCN Duel: 1098 vs 999 – Which Is Better?
MCN has posted yet another Ducati related vid – This time in the hopes of answering the ultimate Ducati question of the moment… Which bike is better, the 1098 or the 999 on the track? Adam Child offers his take…
MCN Desmosedici Assembly Line Vid
The fine folks at MCN have posted a nice vid showcasing the Desmosedici 16RR assembly line…
Bayliss Has Some Major Cajones
Alright, so who caught the first two races of the new World Superbike Championship season??? I don’t usually comment on races, since there are literally a hundred other websites dedicated to such a task, but it’s hard not to find yourself not having something to … Read More →