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Ducati Streetfighter 1198 Evo SP: 170bhp from full-power superbike motor
Looks like the Ducati Streetfighter is getting a major update next year. Leaked on Ducati’s own website last night, this information indicates that the naked superbike is being upgraded from the old 1098 to the current 1198 motor. There doesn’t appear to be any “tuned for torque” nonsense either. 170bhp and 98lb/ft is exactly what the 1198 superbike makes and a significant upgrade from the...
04 September 2011
Rider: Rogelio Ramos
I know Ducati owners have a reputation of being a bunch of rich assholes who ride their over-priced Italian bikes to a coffee shop on Sundays so they can hang out with other Ducati owners who are also wearing Puma track suits and talk about how cool they all are, but let me introduce you to a guy who defies the stereotype. This story is about a motorcyclist with damn good taste who ditched the vin...
23 June 2011
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Video: Rossi rides stock 1198
We all know what it looks like when Valentino Rossi climbs aboard one of the lightest, most powerful, fastest motorcycles in the world, but what can he do with the kind of bike typically ridden by mere mortals like you and I? While putting in his first laps of Silverstone in preparation for the British GP on June 10-12, the Superbike Rossi was supposed to ride was sidelined with electrical issues,...
31 May 2011
Photos: Rossi rides 1198 SP
“Today I did a total of 25 laps on the , which is sort of a ‘historic’ motorcycle for Ducati: beautiful and fast,” Valentino Rossi stated from Misano this afternoon. “I liked it!” “The track more or less confirmed what we expected: the shoulder is painful—especially under braking, when the front area hurts, where they stitched the tendon,” continued Rossi. “Movement is stable ...
26 January 2011
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2011 Ducati 1198SP spied on Intermot show floor
This photo of the 2011 Ducati 1198 SP was snapped on the Intermot show floor just moments ago, a day before the show’s press day. So what’s an SP? Well, take an outgoing 1198S, add a slipper clutch, aluminum tank, a $1,400 Ohlins TTX shock, a quickshifter and a few other options, but — this is the kicker — we hear all that’s only going to cost $100 over the price of last year's 1198S. H...
04 October 2010
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Ducati quits World Superbike
Ducati is quitting the racing series it helped popularize and that came to define its corporate success. This morning, Ducati announced it would no longer field a factory team in SBK, instead concentrating on MotoGP. Reading between the lines, it's easy to jump to the much-rumored conclusion that the money Ducati had been putting towards seeing its 1198 lose to the Aprilia RSV4 will now go towards...
27 August 2010
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Vyrus 987 C3 4V: 185bhp, 155kg, hub-center steering
Equipped with a tweaked version of the Ducati 1198's engine, the Vyrus 987 C3 4V makes a claimed 185bhp and is said to weight just 155kg (dry) to the donor bike's 171kg. If you think that sounds fast, Vyrus plans a 211bhp supercharged version. More importantly, it uses a swingarm to mount the front wheel and a steering linkage that separates the steering, braking and suspension functions from each...
29 January 2010
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Bimota DB8: 1198 engine, passenger seat
Always wanted a Bimota DB7, but thought it was $4,800 too expensive, 8bhp shy of greatness, 8kg too light and you've just gotta have a passenger seat on your exotic Ducati-engined torture machine? Well step right up folks, we've got the perfect bike for you. Compared to the slightly more expensive DB7, the Bimota DB8 adopts the 168bhp Ducati 1198 engine, weighs in at 178kg, adds a pillion seat and...
20 January 2010