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Ductalk: What's Up In The World Of Ducati
Ducati News Roundup Curated by Vicki Smith for Ducati.net |
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December 4, 2012 11:24 AM
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Portrait of Nicky Hayden by Stormfogel on Stars Portraits, the biggest online gallery for celebrity portraits.
To see this and other pot=rtraits of GP racers and famous personalities by Stormfogel, click HERE
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December 4, 2012 9:06 AM
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At only $49. the Ducati Corse Silicone watch makes a fun gift for any Ducatisti without breaking the bank . Interchangeable black and red silicone bands allow you to change the color of your newest accessory to suit your mood.
Available in the DucatiUSA store HERE
(available in the other International Ducati on line stores as well)
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December 4, 2012 8:35 AM
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Is the new Ducati Panigale competitive or not? The web is filled with worried comments from fans, alarmed by the performances thus far in testing. But Carlos Checa, the man entrusted with the task of developing the new machine, doesn't seem overly concerned.
"I can go into the vacation feeling pretty relaxed - the Spaniard told GPone.com - The rain took away some testing time, but it was still a very positive outing. We came to some good conclusions, identifying the critical areas of the bike's chassis. This time I was able to clearly communicate my ideas to the team, and now it's up to the engineers. I'm highly confident they can find what we are missing. The engine? I'd like it to be more usable, and we lack a little top end power. Jerez isn't a power circuit, but even here we could see that we are lacking a little bit."
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December 3, 2012 11:53 PM
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Andrea Dovizioso's neck problems couldn't prevent the Italian and team-mate Mauno Hermunen from winning Sunday's charity Supermoto event, in aid of the Marco Simoncelli Foundation.
Dovizioso was forced to sit out Ducati's three day test at Jerez last week due to a neck strain, but suffered far less with the lower speeds and upright riding position in Supermoto.
Wet conditions at the new Latina circuit in Italy, where the inaugural Sic Supermoto Day was held, also played into his hands. The event paired one road race star with one Supermoto ace, with many of Italy's leading riders supporting the event.
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December 3, 2012 6:13 PM
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Niccolò Canepa and Eddi la Marra, test Superstock 1000 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale at Jerez winter test
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December 3, 2012 2:01 PM
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A video preview from xBhp's ride on a Ducati Monster 1200 to the world's highest village in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. You can read the entire travelogue coupled with some breathtaking pictures from this ride in the Dec12-Jan13 issue of the xBhp magazine.
For the video click HERE
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December 3, 2012 12:05 PM
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a panel of judges were called upon to vote for the Monster that encapsulated quality and passion...
Celebrating the last 20 years of this iconic motorcycle, Ducati brought together nine significant models from this period for a dedicated display. The net was thrown far and wide to source these from owners in order for visitors to appreciate them at Motorcycle Live.
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December 3, 2012 10:38 AM
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An eight-round series with a trip to Assen included...
Details of next year's Ducati 848 Challenge have been released with the championship running over eight rounds in 2013 including a trip to Assen in September.
The prize fund will recognise the top three finishers in the championship with the overall champion awarded a £5,000 cash prize, a Ducati Panigale Superstock test and entry into the National Superstock 1000 class for 2014.
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December 3, 2012 9:06 AM
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Today Ductalk's gift guide features this Ducati Single Painting by Wendy Barrett who offers Ducati Single Fine Art Prints and Posters of this painting. Priced from $4.95 to $71 depending on your choice, it's an eye catching out of the box choice for anyone that likes vintage Ducati's
For more on this item click HERE
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December 2, 2012 5:35 PM
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Maria Motorcycles in Lisbon seem to be keeping a low profile while building a stand-out cafe racer from one of our favourite platforms, the Ducati Supersport....
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December 2, 2012 9:03 AM
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What do you do with your motorcycle in winter? Turn it into a table, of course!
For the story click HERE
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December 1, 2012 7:09 PM
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Andrea Dovizioso, today, at Sic Supermoto Day
For more photos on Motogp.com of Dovi, Rossi and others, click HERE
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December 1, 2012 2:08 PM
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December 1st kicks off the Ductalk Gift Guide with the Puma Collections Ducati. Puma is an official Ducati Partner and they offer a full selection of clothing and shoes, some of which is even on sale!
To see the full Puma Ducati collection, click HERE
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November 30, 2012 6:24 PM
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Friday brought rain and an early end to the three day test but even that could not hide the progress potential that seems possible for Ducati in both Motogp and SBK trim.
For the rest of this story click HERE
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November 30, 2012 2:56 PM
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Ducati insists there were still positives to gleam from its final test of 2012 despite the return of bad weather and a 'freak' injury for Andrea Dovizioso.
For the rest click HERE
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November 30, 2012 8:48 AM
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When he appeared to be on the outs with Ducati, World Superbike wanted Nicky Hayden. But did Nicky Hayden ever want World Superbike?
For the rest click HERE
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November 29, 2012 8:08 PM
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Nicky Hayden lowered his lap time by almost one-second during day two of testing at Jerez, putting the Ducati rider under the best WSBK time from Wednesday in the process.
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November 29, 2012 6:44 PM
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Over in the Ducati Alstare garage, development work continued on the new Ducati 1199 Panigale machine, and Carlos Checa managed to reduce the gap separating him from the top on day 1
For the rest and the lap times, click HERE
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November 29, 2012 11:28 AM
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Andrea Dovizioso was able to complete just two laps on the first day of Ducati's private test at Valencia on Wednesday due to the recurrence of a neck injury.
For the rest of the story click HERE
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November 29, 2012 10:22 AM
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The Ducati Reader app, now available for iPad and iPhone, is designed for all Ducati fans.
It includes The Redline Magazine, reporting on the Ducati highlights of the year, the Ducati Model Range 2013 brochure and lots more publications.
See it on Ducati.com HERE
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November 28, 2012 5:03 PM
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Ducati's WSBK and MotoGP riders have joined some of the World Superbike men at Jerez as testing continues, offering an interesting comparison between the two series. Somewhat unsurprisingly, the fastest time was set by a World Superbike rider, Eugene Laverty taking top spot on the factory Aprilia, having already spent two previous days on the track. Tom Sykes ended the day in 2nd, the Kawasakis once again running without transponders, while Nicky Hayden ended with the 3rd fastest time on his first day of testing aboard the Ducati GP13 Desmosedici MotoGP machine. Hayden was two thirds of a second behind Laverty, but it is the American's first day back in the saddle, and the Ducati MotoGP bike has notoriously struggled around the Jerez circuit. Hayden was within three tenths of his qualifying time from earlier in the year.
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November 28, 2012 2:03 PM
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This is the time of year I usually indulge myself with a list of awards, handing out praise and criticism, perhaps bearing a grudge or two and exacting a little revenge here and there.
But this year I’m only going to hand out one award because I don’t think there’s ever been a more deserving winner of any award than this. It’s for the unluckiest rider of the year, and the winner is former factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies whose 2012 season was such a tale of unmitigated disaster that it was (ironically) round 13 before he even had an incident-free race. I’ve been working the GP trail for a quarter of a century and I’ve never known a rider suffer so badly, week in, week out.
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November 28, 2012 12:20 PM
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MCN's Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves gives us his final review of his Ducati Streetfighter 848 long term test bike...
For the video click HERE
