Ducati
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EICMA 2018: Ducati’s Panigale V4R breaks cover in Milan. 234hp @ 15,500rpm. Wow.
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Well, this might just about be the most nuts motorcycle at the EICMA show this year. Ducati has just shown it’s V4R Panigale as part of the 2019 model line-up… and the V4R (with a full Akrapovic pipe) kicks out 234hp @ 15,500rpm. Yep. Ducati says that compared to the previous R version, the Panigale…
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EICMA 2018: Here’s the new-for-2019 Ducati Multistrada 950 and 950S
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Ducati has just launched it’s new Multistrada 950 and, alongside the stock model, is the Italian firm’s first ever higher-tech ‘S’ version of the model (below). For 2019 the new Multistrada 950 comes with a 6-axis Bosch IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), Bosch Cornering ABS, Vehicle Hold Control (VHC) for easier uphill starts (especially when…
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EICMA 2018: Ducati unveils it’s new Hypermotard 950. Back to the hooligan ways
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We’ve been telling you about this bike for months now, even bringing you our spy snaps of the Hypermotard in action on road tests a couple of months ago – here’s one of those exclusive shots: Nice. And given that Ducati has just officially unveiled the new Hypermotard in all its glory at the EICMA…
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins in Malaysia as Valentino Rossi crashes out of the lead
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Victory number 70 for the seven-time Champion comes after ‘The Doctor’ crashes with four laps to go… Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) claimed his 70th career win after taking victory at the Shell Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The 2018 Champion looked set to lock horns with nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), but…
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MotoGP: Marquez takes pole but receives 6-place penalty
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He mastered the wet Q2 conditions but an incident involving Iannone means Marquez now starts P7, Zarco promoted to pole UPDATE: After taking pole position by over half a second, 2018 Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has been handed a six-place grid penalty after being deemed to have been riding irresponsibly in an incident…
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MotoGP: Viñales heads Marquez by 0.026 in a frantic FP3 session
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Australian GP winner was the quickest man on Saturday morning as the times tumbled in the latter stages of the session Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ends FP3 at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets after setting the quickest time of 1:59.231. The Australian GP winner edged out Marc…
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Ducati to LIVE STREAM 2019 model Launch at EICMA. Watch HERE this SUNDAY.
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Ducati has just announced it’ll be live streaming the official unveiling of its 2019 model line up at EICMA in this weekend. And if you want to watch the action live, all you need to do is come back to this web page on 4 November at 19:00 CET – which is 18.00 UK time.…
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MotoGP: Viñales ends Yamaha drought with spectacular Island win
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Spaniard claims his first win since Le Mans in 2017 as Iannone and Dovi make it three manufacturers in the top three Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ends Yamaha’s 25-race victory drought after storming to a spectacular win at the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Spaniard imperious in the second half of the race…
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LAUNCH RIDE: Ducati Scrambler Icon (2019)
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WORDS: Carl Stevens // IMAGES: Ducati Europe With over 55,000 units flying out of Bologna and into the hands of riders around the World, Ducati really have nailed the whole Scrambler thing. So, with new Icon for 2019, we just had to and have a play… So, what’s new? Well for starters, aesthetically there are…
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MotoGP: Marquez marks Island territory, Yamahas & Iannone in pursuit
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The weather played its part in a fascinating Q2 which saw the Champion take pole, Viñales and Zarco complete the front row with Iannone P4 Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) bounced back from a difficult Free Practice to mark his territory at Phillip Island once more, taking a fifth successive pole position at the venue…
