Desmopro News

Mirco Lazzari Photo via Nick Sannen's Twitter Feed - Nicky Hayden crash photographered from the other side of the barrier

Photos of a Ducati 175 motor rebuild/restore/preservation, done by DesmoPro. The build was done maintaining the motor's aged patina and we thought it made a nice contrast to all the shiny resto's we see, so we took some photos.....

Photographer - Vicki Smith
Camera - Nikon D7000

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Throwback Thursday.... Dream big kids

Photos: © 2012 Jules Cisek / Popmonkey – All Rights Reserved

Periodically, (and every race weekend lately) Valentino Rossi has tweeted a selection of photographs that he likes from a group his preferred photographers. These are photos that portray him in the light he chooses and tend to be beautiful and we think often somewhat romantic – small dreamy images at a distance, pensive shots in the garage, happy shots, clowning around shots – he posts whatever appeals to him. Having recently experienced the frenzy of photographers that happens whenever Valentino Rossi shows his face we can appreciate the level of skill a photographer must have to shoot in these conditions and earn this sort of access. These photographers – Stefano Taglioni, Callo Albanese, Gigi Soldano and Tino Martino are at the top of the game.

For the rest of this story and some pretty great photos, click HERE

This weekend, Ducati.net and Ductalk are reporting from paradise, Carmel California. It’s the annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering and The Ride, both of which embody the spirit of riding, enjoying the company of other Ducati friends and gearheads and just plain getting out and checking out some great machines, about as well as you will ever see it done.

It's not all motorcycles at Quail, and what few cars are here are pretty cool. Like this VW service vehicle that came out for the start of The Ride

We will be adding to the photo gallery of sights and bikes all weekend and posting it here:

http://photos.ducati.net/Motorcycles-Vickis-View/The-Quail-Motorcycle-

Thanks to Louise Dutton for the pics.  Nice Save! This is a 1968 Ducati Monza I restored with small modifications last year. Replaced the bars, seat, one wheel and pipe....more photos of "before and after" on the link

Editors note - this bike was restored by Louise in the Desmopro workshop

Developed by noted Ducati Supermono tuner Alistair Wager, the Strada is the Supermono Ducati never built. Wager bought much of the factory's remaining parts stock and commissioned Pierobon, who built the original frames for Ducati, to construct a further 10. Of the 3 road-going bikes he's built to date, this (the 3rd) is the most like the originals. The main changes from the 1993 racers are the use of the Testastretta head, 104mm piston, 54mm throttle body with shower type injectors & starter motor (all from the 999R). The exhaust runs on the opposite side to the original. A one piece billet steel crank and balance mechanism are fitted (the later was cast originally). Green powder coated aluminium side cases replicate the magnesium originals. NGR slipper clutch. The carbon fibre body work is of modern, lighter type. The Ohlins rear shock was built up from NOS parts. The bike produces 75hp at the rear wheel and weighs 137kg wet. Cost £40,000 plus VAT. Photographed in New Zealand, 2012. Bill Irwin collection.

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 "Ask and you shall receive. Here are the pinup girls from our event without any gentleman in the photo."

Fans attend the Ducati Island event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Ductalk editor's note - A beautiful, "worth a look" gallery from Jules Cisek, one of Ducati.net's favorite shooter's. We count Jules as a longtime friend and mentor....

Getting ready for WDW...

From backstage at World Ducati Week.

Factory engineering drawings from the '50s and '60s. Photographed in Sydney 2009.

Niigata, Japan

Spent the day at Road Atlanta.  We haven't been to an AMA race in a while and this one was delivering a lot for the entertainment dollar.  In the Atlanta area?  Not to late to check out the action. It's a pretty great way to spend the day.....

Desmopro and Ducati.net did a build for Cafe Racer Season three. Here are some photos I took from the premiere party at Fuller HotRods in Atlanta and the sneak preview party at Moto Corse Performance in Fort Lauderdale, FL  Lots of great photos of the coolest workshop ever on the headline link above and more to come from Road Atlanta and the Cafe Racer area during the weekend