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January 17, 2013 3:42 AM
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WROOOM 2013 Video clip. Includes Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso, Ferrari team. Video courtesy of Ducati Corse wrooomstyle1_ENGLISH_SBT.mp4
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January 16, 2013 4:00 PM
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Chris Jonnum teamed with photographer Peter Harholdt to profile the 25 most important Ducatis ever for their beautiful new book.
If you only buy one Ducati book, this might be the one....
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January 16, 2013 3:45 PM
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15/01/2013.
Finally we start again?
It was since the last race at Valencia that I hadn't written anyting about Ducati. I had limited myself to a simple comparison – a bit of a gamble – regarding the technical differences of the factory bikes participating in the MotoGP World championship.
But with the Madonna di Campiglio event – now a high-altitude classic for the presentation of the two red machines –Ducati and Ferrari, with respective pilots – merits a comment and some consideration.
The question is one, and only one: what were we expecting of the new team, renewed for 2013 without Filippo Preziosi at the helm? The answer is quite obvious, and is confirmed by fact: neither more nor less than what Filippo had left in November at the Valencia track....
More interesting technical observations from Giorgio Manziana. Always worth a read...
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January 16, 2013 3:20 PM
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After Ben Spies' Ignite Pramac Ducati was revealed earlier today, in the afternoon, it was the turn of the other side of the Pramac Ducati garage to unveil the bike. The Pramac press office (and not the Ducati press office, as was the case for Spies) issued the following press release and photos of Andrea Iannone's Energy T.I. Pramac Ducati...
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January 16, 2013 10:49 AM
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Ducati's new MotoGP boss Bernhard Gobmeier says he will build on the team's existing strengths rather than making a complete fresh start.
Gobmeier supplanted Filippo Preziosi at the end of last season as Ducati reshuffled its staff following its acquisition by Audi and its lack of success with Valentino Rossi.
"We will try to base everything on the good things we have - which have to be kept and remain," Gobmeier said at the Wrooom media event, attended by AUTOSPORT....
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January 16, 2013 10:08 AM
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More photos just added to the WROOOM 2013 Gallery. Today, more fun in the snow, Ben Spies and the Ignite Pramac Ducati, and Bernhard Gobmier speaks...
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January 16, 2013 5:59 AM
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It's not often I receive two customised versions of the same motorcycle in less than a week. This second example of a customised Ducati Sport Classic named "La Rage" comes from custom workshop FCR in France. In this build though the donor bike didn't go through as much trauma as Andy's custom Sport Classic I featured last week, but it's every bit as unique....
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January 15, 2013 9:42 PM
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Ducati is excited to extend an 848EVO Contingency Racing Program through 2013!
In the hands of our registered racers, the Ducati 848EVO achieved many successes at the track in 2012.
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January 15, 2013 6:39 PM
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Total build cost $ 37,715 costed with Parts at HIGHLY REDUCED LABOR COST
As pictured with all below listed parts installed : $29.000.
Price includes the following Carbon Fiber parts:
Front Fairing
Inner Fairing Panel Above Gauges
R& L Side Fairing
R&L Lower Fairings
Complete Tail Section Incl. Undertray & Passenger Seat Cover/Tail Vents/Sides Panels
Hugger
Front Fender
Swingarm Guard
Rear Chain Guard/ Rear Brake Line Guard
Lower Subframe Inserts
Airduct covers/Key Guard
Tank Guard
Quick Release Gas Cap
Right & Left Case Guards
Shock Guard
Front Sprocket Cover
Reservoir Brackets & Reservoir Caps
Mirror Block-Off Plates
Following parts have been Powder coated / Anodized in black:
Front Forks
Front & Rear Brake Caliper
Clip-ons/Clutch & Brake Master
Upper Triple Clamps
Full Rear Suspension incl. Rearset mounting brackets right & left.
Custom Black Ohlins Steering Damper
Additional Updated Parts:
Ohlins TTX Shock
Fully Adjustable Gilles Rear Sets with Carbon Fiber Heel Plates, GP or Standard Shift setup
CNC Rear Axle Nuts / Sprocket Nuts/Sprocket Hub
Bazzaz Fuel Injection Unit with Custom Dyno Tuned Map
Custom 2in1 Loop Free Exhaust with Akrapovic Titanium Silencer
Custom Finished Aluminum Gas Tank
Custom Finished S-Model Wheels
Sicom Carbon/Ceramic Front & Rear Rotors
Cox Racing Radiator Guards
HID Kit
Gilles Clutch & Brake Lever
CRG Mirrors
MWR Airfilter
As pictured less Carbon/Ceramic brakes : $ 2200.00 price reduction, OEM brakes will be supplied.
As pictures less custom exhaust : $ 1400.00 price reduction, OEM stock exhaust ceramic coated black will be supplied.
Looking to make a statement? This is your bike.
We helped out on this project. If you are looking to make a statement this is your bike...
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January 15, 2013 3:51 PM
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First official photos of the two teams 2013 paint schemes....
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January 15, 2013 12:25 PM
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Madonna di Campiglio (Italy) 15 January 2013 – Ducati Team MotoGP racers Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden were the stars of the second day at Wrooom 2013, the traditional Press Ski Meeting that takes place at Madonna di Campiglio until Friday 18 January. Today the two riders met with international media in the first scheduled press conference, which opened with a welcome from Ducati Motor Holding CEO Gabriele Del Torchio, who presented the new Ducati Corse staff....
Later tonight, during dinner at a mountain chalet, the four Ducati Desmosedici GP13 MotoGP bikes will be unveiled, including both those of the Ducati Team and those of Team Pramac...
Photos as they are released posted HERE
This morning is about the riders but later tonight, during dinner at a mountain chalet, the four Ducati Desmosedici GP13 MotoGP bikes will be unveiled, including both those of the Ducati Team and those of Team Pramac...
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January 15, 2013 9:42 AM
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Nicky Hayden believes the departure of Valentino Rossi from Ducati will allow the team to make a "fresh start" with "fresh ideas" ahead of the 2013 MotoGP season.
For more photos of WROOOM 2013 go HERE
For more photos of WROOM go HERE
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January 15, 2013 3:21 AM
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The MotoGP™ 2013 season becomes a videogame: Enjoy the experience of Milestone’s MotoGP™13 game next year, available for PlayStation®3, Xbox360®, Windows PC and PlayStation Vita®...
Milestone, one of the most recognized racing videogame developers and publishers for consoles and Windows PC, is proud to announce the development of the next release of one of the best-loved videogame franchises ever: MotoGP™13, which comes out in 2013.
Really detailed - You can even run the IRTA Test with this game....
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January 14, 2013 11:57 PM
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UPDATE: Nope, according to Italian TV’s Gudio Meda, it is a model built from leftover parts of the GP3 & GP7. For those picking out those design elements, good eye!
While the official launch of the Ducati Desmosedici GP13 is supposed to be tomorrow, the folks atGPinside have seemingly snagged this photo of the GP13 at the 2013 Wrooom event that Ducati co-hosts with Scuderia Ferrari. While the livery appears relative unchanged, there are several noticeable changes to the Desmosedici GP13, namely the skinnier tail section.
Our eyes also spot changes to the exhaust system, with a much shorter side-pipe, and what appears to be a larger undertail cannister. The fairings have also been refined from their previous shape, and give away a figure that’s longer than the GP12 (shown after the jump), with noticeably fewer side vents...
Whatever it is, it's closer to the 1199 Panigale they showed last year. Wrooom roll outs are a tough tradition to uphold, when the bike and team are in steep transition with a test looming....
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January 14, 2013 4:50 PM
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Nicky Hayden, Andrea Dovizioso and the Ducati Corse Team have arrived at Wrooom 2013 (in an Audi of course!) and we will be posting the photos to a gallery as they become available. To see the WROOOM 2013 Gallery click HERE
Ducati.net will be adding more photos daily To Photos.Ducati.net, so save this link!
DesmoPro partner, Ducati.net will be adding more photos daily To Photos.Ducati.net, so save this link!
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January 14, 2013 5:45 AM
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Hello guys, are you ready? I’m very impatient because next week, from the 14th to the 19th of January I’ll be in Madonna di Campiglio for the WROOOM 2013!...
Follow Andrea Iannone this week thru his Facebook page and on this page, his official website
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January 13, 2013 2:42 PM
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Me and my new team mate Andrea Dovizioso photo shooting today with the new colors. #Ducati #Oakley #Tissot twitter.com/NickyHayden/st…
— Nicky Hayden (@NickyHayden) January 13, 2013
Wrooom 2013 Starts tomorrow!
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January 13, 2013 11:00 AM
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Seacoast NEDOC IMS Bus Trip Sunday 1/20/2013
NEDOC is happy to announce, in cooperation with Seacoast Sport Cycle, a Bus Trip to the International Motorcycle Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th St. New York, NY 10001.
The Bus will leave the Seacoast Sport Cycle parking lot (208 Rockingham rd. Derry NH) at 6am Sunday January 20th. Our Second stop will be at The Shaw's Shopping Plaza 700 S Main St, Sharon, MA just off exit 8 on Interstate 95 the bus will leave the Shaws parking lot at 7:45 am and arrive in NY at 11.30am. We will depart from the show at 4:00pm (sharp), stopping at the same southern New England location on the return trip to Seacoast. You will be able to BYOB on the bus. No kegs, glass bottles or red wine is allowed on the motor coach and coolers must fit under the seats, and not to be in the aisle ways. 55 spots are available at $50.00 per person for the bus ride, signup at Seacoast Sport Cycle, or call 603 437-5656 to get on the bus! We will have motorcycles movies playing all the way down. I have the 30th Anniversary special edition of the movie " Take It To The Limit" starring Barry Sheene, Mike Hailwood, Kenny Roberts as our main feature for the ride down. Tickets for the show can be purchased online at New York International Motorcycle Show or at the Javits Center the day of the trip. It is strongly recommended that you purchase your tickets online ahead of time, as they will be less expensive and you will not have to wait in line. $3.00 off any 1-day adult ticket purchased online with promo code: "DUCATI3". Save an extra $2 on tickets when you buy online two weeks in advance of show dates. We missed doing this last year, but we have always had a great time in previous years. Let's fill the bus. Tickets for the bus trip can be purchased from Seacoast's website: http://www.seacoastsport.com/catalog_product_detail.asp?cat=7857-100625&product=1444089
Beer, Racing Movies and IMS? This really sounds like fun!
Beer, Racing Movies and IMS? This really sounds like fun, wanted to share the info in case anybody didn't already know about it.....
Still some seats left, what a great way to visit the NY IMS show/Ducati booth and Ducati Fashion Show!
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January 12, 2013 6:33 PM
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Bell released a final photo of the Bell Rogue helmet today. They call this a "Category-Defying Helmet Bridges Gap Between Open-Face and Full-Face, with Innovative Detachable Muzzle-System for Coverage Against the Elements"
The Rogue is "designed to provide facial coverage from the elements that previously had not been provided by any other open-face helmet on the market...
Hmmm. What do You think? Is it BadAss or Creepy????
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January 11, 2013 11:57 PM
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Ducati 900 SS Half Fairing
Model Year: 1997
Price: $4,998
Miles: 291 Yes you read that right, just 291 miles.
Call Sales today at Houston Superbikes to own this beautiful time warp barn find Ducati 900 SS (Super Sport) Half Fairing in all original condition before it's gone!
This is a genuine collectors 291 mile motorcycle, it is stunning and absolutely museum quality. Add this to any bike collection and be proud to own a piece of Ducati History....
Really hope this finds a good home. Photos on the link above
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January 11, 2013 11:47 PM
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The Ducati Paul Smart is one of the all-time greats—a high performance machine with equal appeal to fans of both modern and vintage machinery.
The Ducati Paul Smart is one of the all-time greats—a high performance machine with equal appeal to fans of both modern and vintage machinery. But it’s not quite perfect … so Texas-based Revival Cycles leapt at the opportunity to thoroughly upgrade this 2006 model.
“We built it for a client who already has a Diavel and another Sport Classic,” says Revival’s Alan Stulberg. “The goal was to create the machine that Ducati should have originally built. The factory Paul Smart was a bit visually cluttered, with plastic bits here and there. It left the door wide open for us to give the Paul Smart a more vintage look with modern upgrades.”...
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January 11, 2013 11:33 PM
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We think COTA has the potential to really set a benchmark for Ducati Island's and Ducati Grandstands! There is a list of hotels, thoughtfully already discounted, on that link as well. Don't forget, buying a Ducati grandstand ticket is usually the only way to get a Ducati parking pass...
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January 11, 2013 3:07 PM
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Ducati Team to join Scuderia Ferrari for the traditional F1 and MotoGP Press Ski Meeting Riders from Ducati factory-supported Team Pramac also guests at Wrooom
We look forward to Wrooom (pronounced Vroom) because it traditionally includes the unveiling of the team's new look and colors as well as the media's chance to speak to the riders now all officially under contract to Ducati (most contracts end on Dec.31 and preclude the riders from commenting on anything relating to "next years job" if it's with a different manufacturer)
We look forward to Wrooom (pronounced Vroom) because it traditionally includes the unveiling of the team's new look and colors as well as the media's chance to speak to the riders now all officially under contract to Ducati (most contracts end on Dec.31 and preclude the riders from commenting on anything relating to "next years job" if it's with a different manufacturer)
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January 11, 2013 11:20 AM
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European Editor Bruno dePrato visits the Bologna factory to watch an 1199 Power Twin come to life!
Ducati allowed me to walk the production line of the 1199 Panigale, arguably the most advanced V-Twin in production today. The assembly line is that of the Desmosedici V-Four, completely refurbished and retooled. If it weren’t for the scent of special sealants and lubricants, the place would pass for a surgical operating theater. When I stepped into it, my mind went back to when I was working at Ducati....
Lots of great photos - quite a contrast to the vintage assembly line video we posted HERE last week. It's a pretty big deal to take photos on the Ducati factory floor so when you see something like this it's something special
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January 10, 2013 6:03 PM
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Editor's Note: This continues a series counting down the top 15 stories in MotoGP in 2012, as determined by the Soup staff.
This was the year Valentino Rossi was supposed to sprinkle his magic pixie dust at Ducati. Instead, clouds of smoke and ash were the only matter floating in his garage after the 2012 MotoGP season.
Candid look into the riders and Ferrari guys first couple days at WROOM 2013