The first peek into the 2005 Milan Motorcycle Show seems to confirm that something new is coming from Ducati. Will it be the new Monster S4RS with a suspected 130 hp? I’m sure I’m not alone in saying I hope so… Website/E-zine Raptors & Rockets … Read More →
Category Archives: Rumors
MCN’s take on the New Monster
So apparently on Friday MCN (i.e. motorcyclenews.com) published an article that further backs up the recent Monster rumors… Ducati will unveil the Monster Testastretta – with a testastretta engine. And the Italian firm is expected to unveil a spectacular new concept bike, too. You can … Read More →
A Monster S4RS? Possibly…
Apparently this photo serves to legitimize the recent rumors that Ducati will shortly be announcing a new Monster S4RS at the upcoming Milan Motorcycle Show. Assuming the rumors are in fact correct the bike will ship with an ohlins suspension system and the Testastretta motor … Read More →
Are Ducati Cost Cuts Coming??
Well it appears that the boys in Bolognia have started to question their product matrix and cost structure. Enrico D’Onofrio, Chief Financial Officer of Ducati, was quoted in the recently released Ducati Investor Relationship PDF as saying, “Company results force us to rethink our cost … Read More →
Gibernau likes his ride… No kidding
I don’t normally post much MotoGP stuff since there are a number of sites that do it far better than I ever could (namely Alanf’s Blog and the The Superbike Blog to name a few), but I thought this was rather funny imho… Crash.net is … Read More →
Paul Smart 749
I would imagine that most Ducatista have already noticed the 749 dressed in a retro Paul Smart paint scheme that’s gracing the Ducati.com website, but it bares mentioning for those who haven’t seen it. According to Ducati’s press release; Thirty-three years after Paul Smart’s historic … Read More →
Reuters: TPG is out as Majority Owner
TwistingAsphalt’s nameless and faceless ‘Ducati Insider’ is back with some new dish. Today I received an email from our Ducati ‘Deepthroat’ who forwarded me a link to a Reuters Report dated July 26th, 2005 that says that Texas Pacific Group (or TPG) is looking to … Read More →
Another Duc Rumor: The 1120?
There’s another 999 big bore rumor going around, apparently according to Motorcycle Racer magazine (Great Britain) is reporting that: “Ducati is already developing a big-bore version of it’s current Testastretta engine.” as part of it’s future showroom lineup. It states that Claudio Domencali has given … Read More →
Is This The New Street Legal MotoGP Ducati?
Is this is the new street legal and MotoGP derived Ducati Desmosedici RR? Now, obviously who knows if this thing is real or not – this could be a great photoshop mock up made by some kid in their bedroom – however regardless I feel … Read More →
Next Retro Ducati?
Apparently a couple of months ago Motoblog.it published a sketch of what could be the next retro-ducati, a modern version of the scrambler. Or it may not be, who really knows… You can read the full Google translation of the entry here, though its a … Read More →