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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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April 3, 2014 10:36 AM
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The Ducati Diavel press launch took place in Monte Carlo and Senior Editor Blake Conner was there for the ride.
For the review click HERE
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April 2, 2014 3:18 PM
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Andrea Iannone was running in as high as fourth place when he fell in the early stages of the Qatar Grand Prix. Now in his second MotoGP season, the Italian is aiming high – and hopes to fight again with an old rival who goes by the name of Marquez
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April 1, 2014 4:57 PM
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Ducati created something special in 2011 when it crossed a cruiser with a superbike and called it the Diavel. It changed the way we think about cruisers and now there's an updated version powered by a dual-spark engine. We rode it at its launch in the south of France. Our test bike is the £16,995 Carbon model.
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April 1, 2014 5:17 AM
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Join Kevin Warren for a trip through some of SOCAL's best old school Motorcycle Shops
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When you’re a motorcycle photographer who rides, sitting out a ‘Polar Vortex’ winter in Atlanta where it should be 60 degrees, the call of the West is a strong one. So, a skype to a friend in SoCal to see if he has any shooting going on and another to secure a campsite for the Sprinter RV, it’s time to get some work done. At least that’s what some would call being lucky enough to get paid for what you’d do for free.
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No April Fools! Really happy to have Kevin Warren of 5downmotographica.com contributing to Ducati.net
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March 31, 2014 3:08 PM
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A strong contingent of five top Superbike teams lined up in fair weather conditions on the first day of a planned three-day test at Jerez. Marco Melandri set the early test pace, but at the end the Ducati duo of Davide Giugliano and Chaz Davies led them home, each setting impressive times on race tyres. Giugliano was well under the lap record, with his 1’41.056 best lap fully 0.4 seconds better than even his team-mate Davies.
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March 31, 2014 1:00 PM
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Ducati is to take advantage of the looser Open MotoGP testing regulations for the first time by sending factory riders Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso to Jerez this week..
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March 30, 2014 8:44 PM
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Casey Stoner will attend the next MotoGP race set for April 11-13 at Austin. The former World Champion is expected on race-day but he could arrive earlier. It will be the second time, after his retirement, that he visits the paddock, the first time having been last October on occasion of “his” Phillip Island GP, when Carmelo Ezpeleta inducted him as a MotoGP Legend.
Read more: http://www.gpone.com/en/2014032913097/Stoner-at-the-next-MotoGP-race-at-Austin.html#ixzz2xUpzHPth
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March 29, 2014 5:08 PM
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We invite all Ducatisti to join us as we thunder into Circuit of Americas for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday, April 13!
See you there!
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March 29, 2014 4:56 PM
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To celebrate the launch of the all new Monster 1200, we are hosting a Monster Challenge customization contest at each and every participating Ducati dealership in conjunction with the National Premiere event.
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March 28, 2014 1:52 PM
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Mike Hailwood lies alongside his daughter, Michelle, in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene in the Warwickshire village of Tanworth-in-Arden. A black gravestone records the names and age of the two, the nine-year-old girl and her father, aged 40. There is also an inscription for each. Hailwood's reads simply: "Too good in life to be forgotten in death."
Certain lots of us would love to watch this. Will keep an eye out for how to do it and pass the word once I know...
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March 28, 2014 1:43 PM
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The 1199 Superleggera is the bike of dreams, designed to reshape the concept of sportsmanship for bikes in this series. Watch the video taken on the production line where the engineering dream made of material and passion takes shape.
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March 27, 2014 12:56 PM
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Ben Spies has watched the Qatar GP from home, commenting via twitter the performances of his former colleagues. Unfortunately at the end of the last season the Texan rider was forced to announce his, temporary, retirement, due to his injured shoulder’ bad conditions.
Read more: http://www.gpone.com/en/2014032613071/Spies-coming-back-My-shoulder-says-no.html#ixzz2xBOmqjc9
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March 26, 2014 5:57 PM
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They needed a race week-end not ending with gloomy faces in the garage and politically-correct answers in front of the interviews-panel. They needed the disadvantage’s figures starting to drop instead of increasing. In other words they needed a race like the last week Qatar GP. Not a miracle race but a solid start, good to understand that all the efforts done have not been vain. A boost for carry on with the hard work.
Read more: http://www.gpone.com/en/2014032613072/Ducati-a-light-in-the-dark.html#ixzz2x6mHam6x
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March 26, 2014 2:54 PM
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Which do you buy: the $18,995 base-model 1199 Panigale or its 899 sibling at $14,995?
For the result click HERE
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March 25, 2014 6:32 PM
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Ducati's new air-cooled Scrambler spied on test. New Scrambler sparks the start of whole new range of retro-modern classics.
For the rest and more photos click HERE
What I love about this is it's got exactly the right attitude going down the road. Pretty certain this bike is for me...
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March 25, 2014 6:28 PM
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Spy shots reveal a new production-ready Ducati Monster 821 which could be released this year.
For the rest and another photo click HERE
Spy photos!
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March 25, 2014 2:22 PM
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An example? Ducati in 1996 was selling only 12 000 motorcycles a year and had to take drastic action to save the company....
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I'm a "Brand Evangelist". Chances are, you are too...
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March 24, 2014 10:38 AM
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Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow finished fifth and sixth respectively in Qatar, with Dovizioso pointing to a reduced gap to the frontrunners as a positive point, whilst Crutchlow described his Ducati debut as ‘bittersweet’.
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March 24, 2014 5:30 AM
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The Ducati Streetfighter 848 is naked, aggressive and littered with performance products.
MotoGeo's Jamie Robinson tells you all about the machine that he took on the Italian Adventure and what gives the Streetfighter lots of character.
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March 23, 2014 4:52 PM
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One of the main complaints aimed at the last-minute rule changes in MotoGP is that they made it impossible to explain to the casual viewer exactly who is riding what, and why. How many categories are there exactly in MotoGP? Who has more fuel and who doesn’t? And who loses what privileges if they win or podium? To clear up some of the confusion, here is our simple guide to the categories in MotoGP.
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If you are still confused, this is what you need to read.
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March 23, 2014 10:55 AM
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The Grand Prix Commission have updated the regulations of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix.
Yep. Another rule change, uh, I mean "clarification"
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March 22, 2014 10:33 PM
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If you have been watching the practice and qualifying sessions from the Qatar GP, you may have noticed that Valentino Rossi is once again wearing one of his special helmet designs.
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Love this!
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March 22, 2014 5:23 AM
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With the Ducati Multistrada D-Air, the Italian brand is laying claim to the first production motorcycle with a wirelessly integrated airbag jacket system. Something that was announced at last year'...
Now ride like the Pros...
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March 22, 2014 4:52 AM
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RedBull.com is ready for the 2014 MotoGP season to start under the floodlights. Are you?
When money is no object, magic can happen.....
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March 21, 2014 5:55 PM
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If there ever was a bike that deserved it's own segment it's the Diavel. I know the road they used and a true cruiser would have been a rolling roadblock. I'm thinking "SportCruiser" maybe?