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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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May 27, 2016 2:45 PM
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Michele Pirro will replace injured Loris Baz in the Avintia Racing team at the Grand Prix of Catalunya. The Italian rider is the official test riders for Ducati since 2013, but he has been always in touch with the competition doing several wild card appearances and some other races replacin
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May 27, 2016 11:26 AM
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Chaz Davies has suffered a fiery end to his Friday free practice at Donington Park after his Aruba.it Racing Ducati bike burst into flames in FP2
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May 24, 2016 5:00 AM
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Marty Dickerson has owned several Ducati 860s over the years; now his last one lives again.
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Like vintage Ducatis but prices have you spooked? These are still affordable
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May 23, 2016 12:40 PM
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Ducati's most powerful naked bike is a full-on thrill ride.
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May 23, 2016 10:58 AM
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The excellent guide this came from is available in Amazon as a digital read for $2.99...
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May 23, 2016 10:40 AM
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Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta feels that the controversy between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez at the end of the 2015 season didn't benefit MotoGP at all.
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Interesting to hear what he has to say about GP in the USA
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May 21, 2016 5:00 AM
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Our friend Robb Talbott has managed what every collector wishes for - to take all the incredible moto stuff we gather over a lifetime and get it beautifully organized into a museum. It's not quite done but it's really cool. Join us for a look at Moto Talbott Museum
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May 20, 2016 5:00 AM
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It's no longer a question, The Quail IS the best motorcycle show in the USA and maybe in the world. It's elegant, fun and this year the 400 bikes (including lots of Ducatis) that showed up made it pretty hard to see it all. I took lots of pictures. If you missed it, then I guess I took them fo
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May 19, 2016 2:49 PM
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Suzuki-bound MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone says it was not purely Ducati's call that he would leave the Italian manufacturer at the end of this year
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The power of being the #1 (or co #1) by contract is strong,.
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May 17, 2016 1:02 PM
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Ducati Corse: It's Doviziosio and Lorenzo for 2017
Andrea Dovizioso confirmed in Ducati Team for 2017 and 2018
Ducati wishes to announce that it has reached an agreement with Andrea Dovizioso for the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP seasons. The Romagna-born rider, who has been with Ducati since 2013, will team up with Jorge Lorenzo for the next two seasons aboard the Ducati Team’s Desmosedici GP bike.
Andrea Dovizioso: “I am very satisfied to have reached this agreement with Ducati and to be able to continue the adventure begun back with them in 2013. In the last few years we have worked with a lot of commitment and we have succeeded in taking the Desmosedici GP to an excellent competitive level, and so I am convinced that soon we will obtain the satisfaction that we deserve.”
The 2016 championship will therefore be Andrea Iannone’s final season with the Ducati Team. The Abruzzo-born rider, after two years in the “factory-supported” Pramac Racing outfit, moved to the factory team in 2015, immediately showing his great talent and pace, and he will undoubtedly give his utmost in the remaining rounds of the season in order to conclude his experience in Ducati in the best possible way.
Andrea Iannone: “Obviously I am sorry that my time with Ducati will draw to a close at the end of this season, but I am grateful to the Bologna manufacturer for the opportunity it has given me in the last few years. I made my MotoGP debut with Ducati and I have grown up with them, always succeeding in improving my level of performance. In the remaining races I will give my all, as I always do, because I am convinced that thanks to the competitiveness of the Desmosedici GP we can achieve some great results.”
Luigi Dall’Igna: “It’s never easy to take a decision like this one, especially when you have two great riders like the two Andreas in your team. We are very happy that Dovizioso has agreed to stay with us for the next two years, and together with him we can continue the successful work we began four years ago in order to reach the ambitious aims we have set for ourselves. We are sorry for Andrea Iannone, who at the end of the season will no longer be a part of the team. Andrea has carried out an important job in these years and has made a significant contribution to the development of the Ducati Desmosedici GP. For this reason we would like to thank him and we will provide him with our maximum commitment in the next rounds of the championship, in order to obtain the prestigious results that are for sure within his reach.”
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May 9, 2016 5:03 AM
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“I think ‘it is not necessary to push’ because Jorge at this moment is more slow than me. But then I crash” - Andrea Iannone.. Read more at Crash.net!
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May 9, 2016 5:00 AM
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Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso reckons the marque's factory team needs to focus on consistency over outright pace for the upcoming MotoGP rounds.
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May 5, 2016 3:12 PM
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Ducati management tells Iannone and Dovizioso that they must abide by new "passing rules" in order to avoid another Argentina last-lap meltdown
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May 3, 2016 5:00 AM
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Chaz Davies expects he will be able to fight for victories at every circuit on the World Superbike calendar from now on after taking a dominant double win at Imola.
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May 2, 2016 5:23 PM
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One of the world’s most amazing bike shows is The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, held every year in Carmel, California.
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See you there!
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May 2, 2016 9:33 AM
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Ducati Dealers Rank Top In Industry Third Year In A Row
Ducati dealerships were the top ranked brand in the newly released 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study, which marks the third consecutive year that Ducati finished at the top. The study measured dealership treatment of motorcycle shoppers, with rankings by brand determined by the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI process, which ties “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry sales success. Go here for complete rankings by brand: www.piedpiperpsi.com
Harley-Davidson and Polaris’ Victory brand and finished tied for second, while BMW and dealers selling Polaris’ Slingshot three-wheeler finished tied for fourth.
10th Year of Study - 2016 marked the tenth year of the Pied Piper PSI motorcycle industry study, and ten years of results show that the sales process used by motorcycle dealers is more effective today than it was ten years ago. For example, compared to ten years ago, dealers today are almost twice as likely to offer motorcycle test rides, to ask about trade-ins and to request shopper contact information to allow follow-up. One of the few areas which declined over ten years was salespeople offering printed materials for the shopper to take with them, which dropped from 67% to 49% of the time.
Brands showing the greatest overall improvement from 2015 to 2016 were Polaris’ Indian brand, Aprilia, Honda, Victory, BMW, Moto Guzzi and Yamaha. Brands with declines from 2015 to 2016 were Husqvarna, Kawasaki, Can-Am and Triumph. In total, improvement by twelve of the nineteen brands generated an industry average PSI score of 109, a two-point increase from 2015, and the highest score Pied Piper has measured for an annual motorcycle industry study.
From 2015 to 2016, the most pronounced improvement industry-wide came from the “ask for the sale” portion of the sales process. Salesperson suggested sitting down at a desk increased from 41% to 49% of the time; Salesperson did anything at all to attempt to forward the sale increased from 62% to 69% of the time; and salesperson mentioned availability of financing options increased from 62% to 65% of the time. Salesperson asked for shopper’s contact information hit a record of 59% in 2016, up from 57% of the time in 2015.
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May 1, 2016 12:01 AM
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Chaz Davies fought off a resurgent Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea and claimed a comfortable victory in the first race at Imola.
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April 30, 2016 4:11 PM
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Traffic signal sensors, motorcycles, and what to do when the light just stays red forever.
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April 30, 2016 3:00 AM
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SBK, Davies confirmed, the second seat is still to be confirmed with Sykes at the top of the shortlist
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April 29, 2016 8:47 PM
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Pramac Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci will return from injury for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, having missed the first four races of the MotoGP season
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April 26, 2016 6:27 PM
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Davide Giugliano is hoping to emulate his 2015 performances at Imola when he produced a phenomenal comeback from injury to reignite his campaign.
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April 23, 2016 8:00 PM
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MotoGP, The Ducati manager: "safety depends on point of view, it's better to have a bike where the front wheel stays on the ground"
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April 23, 2016 6:44 PM
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When the South Florida Ducati Owners Club was invited for a private Bikes and Coffee event in the Miami Art District at Watlt Grace Vintage to check out the cars, art and incredible guitars, how could we say no? Add some really special vintage Ducati's and the result? Magic! Vicki Smith Photos
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