The mobile tyre fitter has just left having swopped the worn out tyres on the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring which had been reduced to near illegal wear depth following my trip to the Ducati factory last week; a 2500 mile round trip. You%X92ll be able to read a full account of my trip to Bologna in a forthcoming issue of...
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- 21 May 2013
Ducati's new 821cc Hypermotard replaces two old Hypermotards: the little 796 and its bigger brother, the 1100 Evo. It has a similar-size engine to the small one, but more power than the big one, so what kind of buyer will be attracted to it? To find out, we got two MCN road testers and two less-experienced riders on the staff to take...
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- 22 May 2013
The paint's barely dry on the new 821cc Hypermotard, but Ducati has already created a touring version. With its panniers, centrestand and tall screen, here's what makes the Hyperstrada different to the Hypermotard. ElectronicsLike the Hypermotard, there%X92s an eight-stage traction control system and three riding modes: Sport, Touring and Urban. Sport and Touring give you full power, but have differing levels...
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- 15 May 2013
Lap time: 1:46.7Top speed at end of straight: 164.01mphMax braking (g): 1.19Max lean: 50.94 Why it%X92s so specialDucati built this homologation special for World Superbike racing. It shares the same Marchesini wheels, Ohlins electronically-adjustable suspension and Brembo monoblocs as the S model and the power and torque is the same, too. But the R has new titanium conrods, giving the Superquadro engine...
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- 15 May 2013
According to the Asphalt Industry Alliance (no, me neither) there are 2.2million potholes on the UKs roads, it%X92s going to cost %XA3113million to fix them all and there has been %XA332million of damage to vehicles in the past year.That sounds like a lot. Although, to be honest, what I know about potholes; other than they really shouldn%X92t be there; is...
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- 01 May 2013
If someone told me a few years ago, I%X92d want a bike with panniers and a centre stand, I%X92d have thought they were mad. But here I am, about to spend the summer with the 2013 Ducati Hyperstrada %X96 a bike with panniers, a centre stand and even 12v power sockets, for god%X92s sake. Of course, the Hyperstrada is about as far...
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- 07 May 2013
There are now more than 2000 miles on the clock of the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring and until last week it felt like every single one of them had been done with teeth gritted against the harsh winter.The bike arrived a week or so before Christmas and apart from missing out a few days in the worst of the...
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- 25 April 2013
Motorcycle insurance costs are an important consideration for any bike buyer. That's why MCN is highlighting some of the best cheap-to-insure motorcycles out there. This time it's the Ducati Monster 796. Insurance group: 11Engine: 803cc Air-cooled, 4v 90%XB0 V-twinPower: 87bhpTop speed: 125mph Weight: 167kg The...
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- 26 April 2012
Ducati's sexy take on the supermoto has been with us since 2007, but now there's a new one, replacing both the 1100 Evo and entry-level 796. It's more powerful but promises to be less manic. We went to its world launch and rode it on the mountain roads of southern Spain and also took the SP version for a spin around...
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- 15 March 2013
Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves recently took some time off to ride his longterm Ducati Streetfighter 848 on the beautiful roads of France and Italy. Here he shares his trip. brightcove.createExperiences();
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- 13 September 2012
