It’s a vibrant day in-between fall storms when I find myself standing before a saturated ocean and it’s hard charging sea. Beyond me lies one long ruffled sheet of blueness. The crisp squalls mercilessly battering the shoreline over and over. With force. And power. And … Read More →
Category Archives: Noteworthy
Let’s Get Naked: A Ducati S2R 1000 Finds A Home
“Oh boy… Here we go again,” is in fact the first thought that comes to mind the minute I walk into Pro Italia and realize that, yes, I am in fact once again kicking tires… Not idly mulling about mind you, but striding purposefully through … Read More →
Speed On Two Wheels News
Just a short bit about Speed On Two Wheels. If you haven’t caught the original TV version then you’re in luck. The Discovery Science Channel is going to be re-running the television version of the documentary on January 14th & 15th. The TV version has … Read More →
Counting Down The Days
It has been a wildly up and down day thus far. I walked in the door a few hours ago with a particularly foul mood hanging over my head, no doubt spurred on by the full blown sinus infection that I’ve been battling for four … Read More →
Superbike Planet’s Full 1098 Review
The boys over at Superbike Planet have posted a very in-depth review of the 1098 that covers a lot of bases yet to be discussed in other publications, including ‘S’ vs. base model differences… Enjoyable reading to say the least… Each press attendee was only … Read More →
A Monster Build Blog
At some point every rider probably fantasizes about retooling their own bike as they see fit and as the weather turns colder and colder in most parts of the country it seems like a logical time to find some inspiring tales to kick start the … Read More →
Chris Kelley’s Online Ducati Maintenance Videos
Chris Kelly from California CycleWorks in San Diego and DucatiTech.com fame has posted some Online How-To Maintenance Videos for the DIY Ducati owner who’s interested in learning how to take care of their bike themselves. The videos are helpful, remarkably fast to load and to … Read More →
The Motley Fool reviews Ducati
The Motley Fool, an American self-help investment website has posted a review of Ducati’s financials called “Ducati Revs”… Long story short, Ducati has a long road ahead of it before it can catch up to profitable rivals such as Japan’s Honda (NYSE: HMC), or America’s … Read More →
What Every Monster Owner Needs
It’s a few days late for Christmas I admit, but if that new Nintendo Wii didn’t show up here’s the solution for lil’ Junior… A Peg Perego battery powered Ducati Monster for 3 to 7 year olds… The Peg Perego Ducati Monster is as close … Read More →
End of Year Desmosedici RR Rumors
According to the rumor mill Ducati has recently given dealers an update on the status of the Desmosedici RR. This update claims that 1,000 orders for Desmosedici RR have been taken with production tentatively scheduled to begin in July 2007. 999R owners make up nearly … Read More →
Raptors: Giandrea Fabbro 1098 Interview
Raptors & Rockets has posted an short but interesting interview with Giandrea Fabbro, the man behind the design of the new Ducati 1098 Superbike. What was your design philosophy with the new 1098? “It was to design a sportbike without any compromise, without any understatement … Read More →
On the Edge of the World
From writers block to riding the edge of the world, what a magnificent weekend. What a magnificent moment. ‘Channel this, channel this,” he says… I’ve spent the last three days riding and becoming one with the machine and evoking the best of whatever it is … Read More →