2012 Ducati Superbike Articles
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2012 Ducati XTreme: first photo?
Are these the headlights of the revolutionary, all-new 2012 Ducati Superbike? Motociclismo.it claims so, also suggesting that this will — put down your coffee — be called the Ducati XTreme. No word on whether or not the bike — rumored to be up 20bhp from the 1198’s 170bhp and down to 350lbs or so thanks to an ultra short-stroke v-twin and monocoque “frameless” design — will come with...
27 June 2011
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Spy Photo: 2012 Ducati superbike hits the road
Yesterday, we brought you the very first image of the 2012 Ducati superbike testing at Mugello in SBK trim. Now, here’s the first picture of the production machine that will hit dealers next year. Make no mistake, this is going to be a radically different motorcycle to the current 1198, just check out the under-engine exhaust, horizontal shock, lack of a traditional steel trellis frame and tiny ...
01 June 2011
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Spy Photo: 2012 Ducati Superbike
Italian magazine MotoSprint managed to snag this image of the 2012 Ducati Superbike as it tested alongside the Ducati GP12 at Mugello last week. Immediately striking is the machine’s diminutive size. Liter bikes the size of 600s have become somewhat normal, but this thing looks about as big as a 250. There’s also a horizontal shock, a very long single-sided swingarm and not an awful lot of roo...
31 May 2011