With American rider Ben Spies still plagued by injury, the Ignite Pramac Ducati team have asked rider Alex De Angelis to take his seat in the upcoming MotoGP round at Laguna Seca. (more…)
With American rider Ben Spies still plagued by injury, the Ignite Pramac Ducati team have asked rider Alex De Angelis to take his seat in the upcoming MotoGP round at Laguna Seca. (more…)
With EICMA show dates coming closer, manufacturers are already scrambling to finalise their prototypes and products for the show later this year. The first report of such activities come from Ducati as the Bologna-based icon were spotted recently testing a prototype many suspect to be a water-cooled 1198cc Monster naked. (more…)
It was coming and we all knew it, we just didn’t know when. We’re talking about the new baby Panigale, the 899, and now we know that it is coming soon.
See that picture at the top? Can you tell what’s different? The single-sided swing-arm is gone, and in place of that is the double-sided Swingarm of course.
The Panigale, being Ducati’s flagship, features the company’s trademark single-sided swingarm, but almost all of Ducati’s entry-level models feature the double-sided swingarm instead. (more…)
Ducati Malaysia (Next Bike Sdn Bhd) have begun their new nationwide expansion plan recently by opening its first dealership in Sungai Buloh. Present to launch Ducati Welly Sungai Buloh were Ducati Asia Pacific commercial director Pierfrancessco Scalzo, accompanied by Naza Two Wheels Division vice president Nik Danial Nik Mahmood. (more…)
Italian superbikes maker MV Agusta will reportedly debuts an 800cc version of the F3 in sometime in June. The bike will developed based on the firms 2012 model, the F3 675 (pictured) to speed up its development time. (more…)
Still plagued with a shoulder injury, Ignite Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Ben Spies has been advised by doctors to skip the upcoming French GP. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will again replace the American who missed the recent Spanish GP. (more…)
The European association of motorcycles manufacturers or ACEM recently welcomed its newest member, French carmaker Renault. But there’s a catch; the French carmaker has no intentions of producing two-wheeled products anytime soon. Strange move? Maybe not. (more…)
Before we proceed, let’s get one thing straight, a motard is a class of bike that is a cross-breed between a road-going bike and a dirt bike. It uses regular street tyres instead of dirt types, features a high ground clearance, and requires an upright seating position. Unlike a proper supersports or cruiser, motards are a totally different riding experience, and it can be as quick as any other depending on how brave the rider is. (more…)
All the track side shots from the Time Trial are available in the gallery below. We have combined shots from both the DCM and S1000RR & Friends sessions into one massive gallery with over 600 plus pictures. Enjoy.
Aprilia gets 1-2-3 at Phillip Island World Superbike Race 1. It’s the second time that the manufacturer from Noale monopolise the podium (first one was at Nurburgring last year) with works rider Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) taking his 4th win of the career in his first race onboard the RSV4, ahead of team mate Eugene Laverty. (more…)
It’s February and that can only mean one thing – MotoGP Winter Test in Sepang! Fans of this exhilarating, gravity-defying sport will be kept at the edge of their seats as these young and handsome speed demons race their bikes on the tarmac track for the best lap time.
After seeing out his contract at Ducati, Valentino Rossi is once again back in the colours of the team which he won four world titles with. We have also included a rather dull video of both Rossi and Lorenzo in Yamaha’s official 2013 leathers. (more…)
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