Ducati Debuts 2016 959 Panigale (with video) (Bike Reports) (News)
So the “middleweight” Ducati superbike now displaces more than the original open class version. Ducati took the wraps off the 959 Panigale earlier today in Milan, and this is no shy middleweight....
View ArticleDucati Hypermotard Family Gets Larger, More Powerful Engine for 2016 (with...
Ducati announced in Milan today that its Hypermotard family, including the standard Hypermotard, the Hypermotard SP and the Hyperstrada receives a larger 937 cc engine this year with a boost in...
View ArticleThe Wild West, Maverick Viñales and Andrea Iannone: Thoughts on the 2016...
A number of things are critically important when it comes to developing a MotoGP bike. At, or near, the top of that list would be tires and electronics. For 2016, all of the teams must deal with new...
View ArticleUnlike Honda, Ducati Wants Stoner Racing Wildcards (News)
MCN published some quotes from Casey Stoner earlier today, including some very interesting ones. You can read the full story here, but the upshot is you shouldn’t be surprised to see Casey Stoner...
View ArticleThe MotoGP “Alien” Club Needs New Membership (News)
The 2016 MotoGP Championship commences next weekend at the Losail Circuit in Qatar. We have talked about the changes that all teams have to deal with this year in an earlier article, most notably new...
View ArticleAragon WSB Results – Race 1 (News) (Race Results)
Round 3 of the WSB championship is at the Aragon circuit this weekend. Race 1 was completed earlier today, and Ducati’s Chaz Davies ran away and established a big gap over the factory Kawasaki riders...
View ArticleFive-Time World Champ Jorge Lorenzo Signs Two-Year Deal With Ducati (News)
Five-time World champion (two 250 cc GP and three MotoGP) Jorge Lorenzo is leaving Yamaha next year for the Ducati MotoGP team according to press releases received this morning by MD. Lorenzo won the...
View ArticleDonington Park WSB Results (News) (Race Results)
Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes took both wins this weekend at Donington Park – giving him a record-tying 8 in a row at this venue. In Race 1, Davide Giugliano (Ducati)finished second with the winner’s teammate...
View ArticleMisano WSB Results (both races) (News) (Race Results)
This weekend saw the WSB series visit Misano, Italy, and championship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) delivered a double win for the green team with teammate Tom Sykes finishing second in both races....
View ArticleDucati Announces a New Limited Edition Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak 100th...
Ducati has six wins at Pikes Peak and is the current course record holder for its class. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the race, Ducati will be giving away an “Anniversary Replica Kit” to 400...
View ArticleWings on MotoGP Bikes Banned Following 2016 Season (News)
For those of you who think a “motorcycle should look like a motorcycle” rather than a hybrid with an airplane, we have good news. Wings on MotoGP race bikes will be illegal beginning with the 2017...
View ArticleCasey Stoner and KTM Test Riders on Track With MotoGP Regulars in Austria (News)
MotoGP riders were in Austria the last two days testing at the new Red Bull Ring, which will host a round of the MotoGP championship on August 14. Only Repsol Honda and Tech3 were missing, but test...
View ArticleThe Ducati Team gears up for new challenge at Zeltweg (Industry Press Releases)
After the three-week summer break, the Ducati Team has now arrived in Austria, at the Red Bull Ring close to Zeltweg, for the tenth round of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship. MotoGP’s arrival at the...
View ArticleRed Bull Ring Cements Status as Fastest MotoGP Circuit; Ducati Dominates Free...
In advance of Sunday’s race, in Austria, the new Red Bull Ring circuit has eclipsed Australia’s Philip Island as the fastest race track visited by the MotoGP series. Averaging 115.6 mph during Thursday...
View ArticleAustrian MotoGP Qualifying Results (News) (Race Results)
Qualifying for tomorrow’s Austrian MotoGP race was completed earlier today with Andrea Iannone (Ducati) taking pole position ahead of Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) and teammate Andrea Dovizioso. Marc...
View ArticleWith Its Great Heritage, Why Doesn’t Honda Produce More Retro Models? (Bike...
With several major manufacturers now enjoying success with retro-styled bikes (BMW, Ducati, Yamaha and Moto Guzzi come to mind), why hasn’t Honda developed smaller displacement siblings for its...
View ArticleGerman WSB Results (Both Race 1 and Race 2) (News) (Race Results)
The German round of the WSB championship this weekend saw a dry Race 1 dominated by Ducati’s Chaz Davies, who won by more than 10 seconds over second place Tom Sykes (Kawasaki), who beat third place...
View ArticleFrench WSB Results (Both Race 1 and Race 2) (News) (Race Results)
Chaz Davies (Ducati) recorded his third double of the year when he took both race wins at Magny-Cours this weekend. Particularly satisfying for the Ducati ace, he won in varying conditions, including a...
View ArticleNumerous New Models to be Unveiled Tomorrow in Cologne (News)
Several press conferences are scheduled for tomorrow morning at the Intermot Motorcycle Show in Cologne. Expect numerous new models to emerge with unveilings scheduled by BMW, Ducati, Suzuki, Honda and...
View ArticleJerez WSB Results (Both Race 1 and Race 2) (News) (Race Results)
Ducati’s Chaz Davies continued his impressive streak with another double win at Jerez this weekend (four race wins in a row, now). Behind Davies, the Kawasaki duo of Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes swapped...
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