The 2018 MotoGP seats for the Avintia Reale Ducati team are still up for grabs considering that they’ve not confirm any riders yet.
Current riders Loris Baz and Hector Barbera are said not to be continuing their race efforts with the Avintia Ducati outfit for next year.
Rumours points towards Tito Rabat who is said will bring in his own personal sponsorship of around €1 million (around RM 5 million) to get into the 2018 MotoGP Ducati hot seat.
We all know that all the MotoGP seats for 2018 are fast getting filled in with more riders being announced as of late. The latest would be the controversial signing of Scott Redding to race with the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini outfit in replacement of the outgoing Sam Lowes. (more…)
Pramac Ducati has announced that their 2018 MotoGP season will see Jack Miller as one of their riders.
Together with current rider Danilo Petrucci, both riders will pilot the Ducati Desmosedici GP17 next year.
The Pramac offer was on the table for Miller for quite some time but he only confirmed it now as the 22 year old Aussie couldn’t strike a suitable deal with his current Marc VDS squad and HRC.
The Pramac Ducati MotoGP squad has recently announced that Jack Miller will be racing for them in the 2018 season. For the first time in his racing career, Miller will be riding the Ducati Desmosedici race machine alongside his confirmed team mate, Danilo Petrucci. (more…)
Jakusa Design telah mengeluarkan beberapa rekaan konsep yang menarik bagi beberapa motosikal Ducati semasa dan yang terdahulu dengan beberapa kemaskini futuristik yang cukup cantik sekali.
Mereka telah menghasilkan beberapa model contoh untuk model-model utama Ducati seperti Panigale, XDiavel, Desmosedici, Hypermotard, Monster serta banyak lagi.
Di mana kebanyakan motosikal konsep cenderung untuk kelihatan terlalu futuristik, motosikal yang telah dihasilkan oleh Jakusa Design tampak seperti ianya mampu dihasilkan dari kilang dalam masa terdekat (pada pandangan kami).
Jakusa Design has released some interesting concept designs for some of present and older Ducati bikes with some pretty futuristic updates.
They’ve rendered a few concept mock-ups on some of the Ducati flagship models such as the Panigale, XDiavel, Desmosedici, Hypermotard, Monster and many more.
While most concepts tend to be too futuristic, the ones from Jakusa Design seems like they can be rolling out of the factory in the near future (at least, in our opinion).
As we slowly but surely move ourselves into the future, the thought of super futuristic modes of transportation are not just things we see on movies anymore. In fact, some great inventions and top vehicle designs came from motion pictures, animes and plenty other creations concocted by graphic designers and artists which started life purely as their wildly vivid interpretations of the future of transportation. (more…)
Ducati sering kali muncul dalam berita baru-baru ini setelah mereka mengumumkan bahawa mereka akan membuat satu pengumuman besar pada tarikh 7 Julai yang akan tiba nanti di litar Laguna Seca ketika pusingan MotoGP yang akan berlangsung di sana.
Ducati has been making waves recently after it announced that it will be making a huge announcement coming July 7th at the Laguna Seca round of MotoGP (read what the big news is here).
There is no doubt that the time is up for the Ducati Panigale, and a replacement is right around the corner. UK based motorcycling media and all-round cool guys MCN (Motorcycle News) got their hands on these set of photos showing what could be the replacement to the Panigale.
There have been rumours flying around for awhile now that the next Ducati superbike will be powered by a V4 engine, just as the Ducati MotoGP race bike. It is no secret that the Ducati Superquaddro L-Twin has shown its limitations over the years in terms of power, efficiency and emissions. And Ducati needs to introduce something faster, gnarlier and all out better than the Panigale. A bike that does a better job at bridging the gap between race and road.
The report by MCN quoted Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali as saying, “I confirm Ducati is working on a four-cylinder engine project for a road bike,” a few months ago.
This is also huge news for the Ducati WSB team, who will also get the new V4 but not until 2019. Paulo Ciabati confirmed this, “We will race the Panigale for 2017 and 2018, so obviously we will keep developing the engine to be competitive.”
The next generation Ducati road bike will undoubtedly receive even more motorsport know how than the Panigale. Speaking about the new bike, Domenicali continued to say, “the engine development that we have made in MotoGP is exceptional – we have an engine that is very light, very reliable, and with a lot of very interesting technology. We are seriously thinking about making that available to regular customers because it is really a masterpiece of engineering – of course translated into something that can be sold at a reasonable, but premium, price – so it will not be exotic like the Desmosedici, but a more regular high-end sports bike. We would absolutely race this in WSB.”
So with that said, it is clear that the new V4 engine will be below the 1000cc mark due to WSB engine regulations, but bike makers usually create a special homologation edition. Just like the current Panigale, there could be a 1000cc V4 model carrying an R somewhere in its name. And just like the current Panigale, there will likely be two more models – a standard and probably an S model – which could be powered by a 1200cc V4 engine.
And the bike in these pictures is quite clearly a well developed test mule, and is most definitely the upcoming V4. Featuring styling that can be used both on road and on track, and quite obviously an evolution to the styling of the Panigale, and with news that the final edition Panigale is just a few days away from its global introduction, this is surely the next generation Ducati superbike.
So what is known about this bike? Well firstly it ditches the Panigale’s monocoque ‘frameless’ design for a conventional twin-spar cast frame. It is around half the size of a normal frame. Also the design of the new bike is obviously different but similar, stalkier than the Panigale but different to the Ducati race bikes, the new Ducati sports bike is a lot beefier than ever, and similar to the width of four-cylindered Japanese bikes.
The lights too are completely different and the headlamps together with the sidelights have been repositioned inside the air intake ports, apparently given away by one of the LED headlamps seen in the photo below and above. The photos also show that the rear shock has been repositioned and is now placed behind the rider’s left ankle.
We will bring you the latest on this bike as news hits the internet.
UPDATE:
Sister site to MCN, Australian based AMCN (Australian Motorcycle News) has released the rendering below of the upcoming Ducati V4 Superbike. It is not known how close it is to the real bike, but it looks pretty damn good!
Perlumbaan MotoGP pada hujung minggu yang lalu menyaksikan Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) memenangi perlumbaan dengan begitu selesa di GP Sepanyol di hadapan pasangan penunggang pasukan Repsol Honda, Marc Marquez dan Dani Pedrosa.
Kemenangan ini merupakan kali pertama Ducati memenangi dua perlumbaan berturut-turut sejak 2010 ketika legenda MotoGP, Casey Stoner, masih berlumba dengan mereka.
Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) melintasi garisan penamat di P4 di hadapan penunggang-penunggang pasukan Monster Yamaha Tech 3, Johann Zarco dan Jonas Folger.
Last weekend’s MotoGP race saw Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) with a very comfortable race win in the Spanish GP ahead of the Repsol Honda duos, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa.
This win marks Ducati’s first ever back-to-back win since 2010 when MotoGP Legend Casey Stoner was racing with them.
Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) crossed the line in P4 ahead of Monster Yamaha Tech 3 riders, Johann Zarco and Jonas Folger.
It was a weird, unpredictable yet amazing MotoGP race weekend over at Catalunya where Andrea Dovizioso crossed the line comfortably in first place for the second time in a row on board his Ducati Desmosedici GP17. This win for ‘DesmoDovi’ marks Ducati first ever back-to-back win for the giant red Italian manufacturer since 2010 when MotoGP Legend Casey Stoner was racing with them. (more…)
Danilo Petrucci (OCTO Pramac Racing) telah diberikan satu peluang untuk mengemudi jentera Desmosedici GP17 terbaru dan pada masa yang sama
membantu membangunkan enjin MotoGP Ducati yang baru.
Tiada butiran tepat yang diberikan tentang enjin baru ini namun Petrucci mengatakan bahawa enjin ini akan diberikan kembali kepada pasukan pengilang sesudah mereka menjalankan kesemua ujian.
Petrucci juga mengatakan bahawa enjin ini mempunyai kuasa yang agak sama seperti enjin GP17 yang semasa tetapi dengan beberapa bahagian yang berlainan: berkemungkinan sekali pada pendikit, ekzosnya dan lain-lain.
Pusingan MotoGP di Mugello semalam menyaksikan Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) menjadi penunggang Itali yang pertama memenangi GP Itali di atas motosikal buatan Itali.
Kemenangan ini melonjakkan ‘DesmoDovi’ ke kedudukan kedua dalam kutipan mata dengan 79 mata dibelakang peneraju kejohanan yang juga di tempat kedua perlumbaan, Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP).
Danilo Petrucci (OCTO Pramac Racing) memburu kelompok pendahulu perlumbaan dan merampas tempat ketiga dari wira tuan rumah, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP).
The MotoGP round in Mugello yesterday saw Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) became the first ever Italian rider to win the Italian GP on an Italian bike.
The win pushed ‘DesmoDovi’ to the second position in the world standings with 79 points behind championship leader and second place finisher, Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP).
Danilo Petrucci (OCTO Pramac Racing) hunted down the front runners and snatched the final podium spot away from hometown hero, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP).
Ducati’s very own Andrea Dovizioso and their beloved Ducati Desmosedici GP17 created history yesterday in Mugello. Their amazing win marked the first ever Italian rider to win the Italian GP on an Italian bike. Despite battling with illness throughout the weekend, ‘DesmoDovi’ came out triumphant in front of his legendary home crowd. (more…)
Danilo Petrucci (OCTO Pramac Racing) was given the chance to pilot the latest Desmosedici GP17 but at the same time help develop a new Ducati MotoGP engine.
No specific details were given on the new engine but Petrucci stated that the engine will be given back to the factory team once they’re done with all of the tests.
Petrucci also commented that the engine has roughly the same power as the current GP17 engine except for a few parts; most probably throttle body, exhaust, etc.
OCTO Pramac Racing MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci is currently developing a brand new engine to be used on the Ducati Desmosedici GP17. The OCTO Pramac racing team was given the latest Ducati MotoGP machinery with the condition of assisting in developing and testing new parts before handing the information back over to the factory team. (more…)
