Yamaha Welcomes Valentino Rossi Back With Video Tribute (News)
After two frustrating years at Ducati, Valentino Rossi is returning to a team that helped him add to his list of World championships, Yamaha. Yamaha has created the video below, which is followed by...
View ArticleLotus Motorcycles: Why Super-Premium Motorcycle Brands Have A Particularly...
This story emerged a few days ago, and it has taken that long for me to think about what it might mean to MD’s readers. It sounds sexy, of course, with descriptions of a planned “Lotus” production...
View ArticleDucati Team concludes test at Misano (Industry Press Releases)
The Ducati Team today completed a busy three-day test at Misano. Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden rode on Wednesday and Thursday, whereas Michele Pirro—fresh from his recent substitute rider...
View ArticleIs Nicky Hayden Finishing His Last Year in MotoGP? (News)
This weekend, Laguna Seca fans will be cheering on American racer Nicky Hayden aboard his factory Ducati MotoGP bike . . . perhaps for the last time. Hayden’s five-year relationship with Ducati may be...
View ArticleRossi vs. Hayden at Ducati: What the Numbers Tell Us (News)
While Valentino Rossi has found the top step of the podium already this year at Yamaha, his ex-teammate Nicky Hayden has lost his factory Ducati ride effective the end of this season. More than likely,...
View ArticleIndianapolis MotoGP Results (News) (Race Results)
Marc Marquez (Honda) won his third straight MotoGP race earlier today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after passing both teammate Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), who was the early leader of...
View ArticleWas Ducati a Decade Early With Its SportClassic Range? Apparently, It...
Pictured above is a 2008 Ducati GT1000, part of its SportClassic range of motorcycles first displayed way back in 2003. The range was discontinued due to poor sales, but according to an article on the...
View ArticleThird race in Spain for Ducati Team (Industry Press Releases)
The MotoGP season is entering its final phase, which will comprise three overseas races book-ended by a pair of stops in Spain, the first of which is set to take place this weekend at MotorLand Aragón,...
View ArticleMalaysian GP: Dovizioso eighth, DNF for Hayden (Industry Press Releases)
The Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle GP, round fifteen of the MotoGP World Championship, was short on satisfaction for the Ducati Team. Andrea Dovizioso started from eighth place on the grid and at...
View Article2014 Ducati 1199 Superleggera … If You Have to Ask, You Can’t Afford It (Bike...
Once in a while, Ducati introduces extremely exclusive, outrageously expensive special editions. The “outrage” isn’t meant to mean this bike isn’t worth it, just that it is … a pretty outrageously...
View ArticleDucati and Alstare to terminate partnership (Industry Press Releases)
The decision was taken in common agreement after a meeting in Borgo Panigale, Bologna Early partnership termination due to global economic downturn challenging Team Alstare’s 2014 expenses Ducati...
View ArticleDucati and Ben Spies announce the American’s retirement from racing...
· Spies announces retirement after a successful career in Superbike and MotoGP · Decision taken jointly by Ducati and the Texan rider · Retirement prompted by doubts about physical ability to race next...
View ArticleFirst row for Hayden in Japanese GP qualifying, Dovizioso on row 2 (Industry...
After a day and a half of delays due to poor visibility and dreadful weather conditions, track action at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit finally got underway early this afternoon with a single, extended...
View ArticleBoom! European Moto-Industry Comeback Blazes Onwards (News)
There’s a lot of gloom-and-doom thinking in the world today, which combined with my appetite for zombie fiction keeps me up nights. Maybe I should work for a European motorcycle manufacturer: bikes...
View ArticleAre Honda Open Class MotoGP Riders Doomed to Failure? (News)
After the recent Sepang Test, the fastest rider on a Honda Open bike was Nicky Hayden, yet he was 1-1/2 seconds off the blistering pace set by Aleix Espargaro on his Open Yamaha. The normally...
View ArticleDucati Officially Switches to Open Class as Sepang Test Closes With Rossi On...
Three days of MotoGP testing at Sepang ended earlier today with Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) posting the fastest lap, together with Dani Pedrosa (Honda) – yes they were tied for fastest lap down to...
View ArticleMotoGP Rules Set … For Now (News)
File this under “if you can’t compete on an equal playing field, we’ll just tilt the field for you.” After much ado, including consideration of yet a third class called Factory 2, the MotoGP gods have...
View ArticleFirst day of free practice for Ducati Team riders under the spotlights in...
The first free practice session for the opening round of the 2014 MotoGP World Championship was held this evening at the Losail circuit in Qatar. As has now become tradition, the free practice...
View Article“Gli Amici Di Claudio”, Memories and Passion (Industry Press Releases)
Varese, 21 May 2014 – The first surprise, the splendid sunshine that greeted the crowds of MV enthusiasts. The second: thousands of eager participants, far more than we ever expected, on bikes of every...
View ArticleMotoGP Silly Season Sorted Out As Lorenzo Inks Two-Year Extension With Yamaha...
As teams prepare for the Indianapolis round this weekend, the rider/team relationships for next year are being finalized. Earlier this week, Cal Crutchlow announced he was leaving the factory Ducati...
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