Ducati 1199 Articles
The ultimate Panigale
Ducati's just taken the wraps of the "R" version of its flagship superbike in Milan. There's no claimed power increase, but Ti con-rods, DLC-coated rocker arms and a lighter flywheel boost max revs from 11,500 to 12,000rpm, ridiculously high for a 1199cc v-twin. Other changes are mostly cosmetic, with a host of carbon gewgaws and a full Termignoni system coming on the Ducati 1199 Panigale R as sta...
12 November 2012
Adey rides the Panigale
Everyone's favorite street racer/personal trainer/male model/art director/fashion designer, Adey, just borrowed a Ducati 1199 Panigale for a couple days from Beverly Hills Ducati. You know what he did with it too, The Snake. Here's what you've all been waiting for, a real rider on a real road on the world's fastest motorcycle. Update: two more videos added. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzq7H...
16 May 2012
Ducs in a row
Snapped at NOLA Motorsports Park by Pro Italia, dozens of identical Ducati 1199 Panigales are lined up in the pits, ready for the brand's dealer introduction. Riding the bike on the track, speaking to its designers and engineers and learning how to work on the new superbike enables dealers to better serve their customers with real knowledge and experience. For us it's just a rare opportunity to se...
16 April 2012
The 1199, naked
We’ve previously published CAD renders of what’s underneath the Ducati 1199’s fairings, but Ducati just released these studio photos of the bike, naked. Nothing new is revealed, but these high-res, wallpaper-ready images do emphasize just how compact the “frameless” design is; there’s virtually no free real estate anywhere in the 1199’s 56.6-inch wheelbase. This is also a great ill...
22 March 2012
The sketches that birthed the 1199
Penned by Giandrea Fabbro, also responsible for the 1098 and Multistrada 1200, these sketches reveal the process behind the Ducati 1199 Panigale's design. If you haven't yet seen the bike in person, it's a radical twist on the sportsbike theme. The diminutive size — think 250GP bike — accentuates the organic lines, at once evoking the classic proportions of the 916 while taking a big step int...
16 February 2012
Troy Bayliss on the Ducati 1199
“Ducati 1199: so light, powerful, stable, comfy and easy to ride with a cockpit full of tech stuff to keep you busy playing all day,” says Troy Bayliss. Because Sean decided to run into a lampost instead of go on the bike’s press launch in Abu Dhabi, here’s riding impressions from the retired SBK racer instead, as well as an onboard video of him lapping Yas Marina. http://www.youtube.com...
13 February 2012
Ducati 1199 leaks ahead of EICMA
Due to be released at EICMA this week, the new Ducati 1199 Panigale has leaked. Check out the gallery for the first clear shots of the 195bhp, 395lbs (wet) v-twin. We've already covered the 1199 extensively, but these shots do reveal a few new things. DES (Ducati Electronic Suspension) is clearly visible on both the front Öhlins NIX30 forks and rear TTX-36 shock of the S model. This will be the f...
06 November 2011
Spy Photos: the Ducati 1199 Panigale porker
This latest batch of Ducati 1199 spy photos was snapped by a member of Ducati.ms on the Italian Autostrada. The biggest revelation? Well, this is the first time we’ve seen the 1199 ridden by an...American-sized rider. Evaluating the 195bhp superbike’s ability to ride between McDonald’s and WalMart as annoyingly as possible, this is also the first look at what Termignoni is cooking up for an ...
24 September 2011
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What Ducati’s aluminum beam GP frame means for the 1199
Imagine a production bike — more powerful than any v-twin before — benefiting from the recognition of Italy’s most popular sportsbike brand and also the star power of MotoGP’s most famous rider, a rider that just happens to be Italian. Imagine also that that rider was winning races, maybe even a championship, on a machine with a clear point of unprecedented mechanical distinction shared by...
09 September 2011
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Ducati 1199 spied on the road
This is the first photo of the Ducati 1199 shot on the road. What’s new here is that we’ve now got a good idea what the exhaust will look like and are seeing parts like the hugger, license plate bracket and turn signals for the first time. Previous spy photos of new Ducatis like the Diavel and Multistrada 1200 were snapped with a very small test rider, who appears to be riding here as well. ...
01 August 2011
The best Ducati 1199 photo yet
This spy photo, hailing from validation tests occurring at Mugello this week, is the clearest we’ve yet seen of the Ducati 1199 — next year’s HiPo, hot shit superbike. While the styling is disguised with ghillie-like camo, mechanical details are readily apparent. Check out that huge exhaust canister under and behind the engine and the curlicue pipe where we’d typically expect a shock. This...
26 July 2011
This is the Ducati 1199
Less than a week ago, Motociclismo.it teased us with with a leaked Ducati 1199 photo. Since then, there has been much speculation about every detail of the bike. Now that Motociclismo has published more shots, we can start to make more educated guesses about the bike. Immediately obvious is the LED headlight that we saw last week. Taste is subjective, but if I had to describe it, I'd say that i...
04 July 2011
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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