Ducati Motorcycle Sport

Find Dealers & Services

You looked for...

and found 3 items

Results 1 - 3 of 3

New 1000s not a throwback to 2006, warns Nicky Hayden

Matthew Birt, 10 January 2012 13:36

Nicky Hayden has warned fans not to expect a throwback to the spectacular racing and tyre smoking slides of the 990cc MotoGP era when the new 1000cc world championship gets underway in Qatar on April 8. The last time MotoGP raced close to a 1000cc capacity was in 2006 when Hayden triumphed in a dramatic last round title shootout with ...

Valentino Rossi optimistic new Ducati will be competitive

Matthew Birt, 10 January 2012 12:25

He may have only seen a virtual version of Ducati’s new GP12 machine on a computer in Bologna, but Valentino Rossi is confident the radically revamped Desmosedici will help him compete for victories in 2012. Rossi will get his first chance to evaluate the new Desmosedici when winter testing resumes in Sepang on January 31. The new bike will feature ...

First pic: Valentino Rossi tests Ducati GP12 with new frame

Matthew Birt, 08 November 2011 11:36

Valentino Rossi has started evaluating Ducati’s new twin spar aluminium frame at the Valencia circuit in Spain this morning. The nine-times world champion was one of the first on to the Ricardo Tormo Circuit once wet patches had dried up under blue and sunny skies. The new chassis is a conventional twin spar aluminium version and has been designed to ...