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  • DUCATI: Next-gen V2 motor

    DUCATI: Next-gen V2 motor

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    Released just before the EICMA show; the new mid-power Ducati V2 engine for the foreseeable future.  The big news is the firm’s dropped the desmodromic valves, and is using common old coil springs for its valve control. What next – hairpin springs?  Anyway, what we lose in unique engine tech, we regain in easier servicing,…

  • DUCATI: Back to Black with two new models

    DUCATI: Back to Black with two new models

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    One for the gothic Ducatisti out there: a brace of new Scrambler 800 models to its line-up for 2025. The new Icon Black and Full Throttle models cater to a perhaps-niche sector: goths who like rorty, classy, novice-friendly V-twin roadsters, with both new models available in black only. The Full Throttle does add some classy…

  • DUCATI: 2025 Multistrada V4 range updates

    DUCATI: 2025 Multistrada V4 range updates

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    Alan Dowds reports… There’s definitely an argument that the mighty Multistrada V4 doesn’t need too much in the way of updates (£5k off the asking price would be our favourite 2025 upgrade but then we are very cheap). The unique V4 Granturismo engine, saucy chassis, heaps of luxury touring kit and incredible performance make it…

  • Test Ride: Ducati Multistrada V4 S

    Test Ride: Ducati Multistrada V4 S

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    In an ever-crowded market, can the latest generation of Ducati’s pioneering Multistrada – with its Panigale-derived motor and raft of electronics – retain its reputation as one of the quickest, most surefooted and thrilling ways to cross continents?

  • LONG TERMER: Ducati Scrambler Nightshift

    LONG TERMER: Ducati Scrambler Nightshift

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    Ross Mowbray has been astride the head-turner from Bologna, but is it turning his head? We found out… Ducati’s Scrambler has been a barnstorming success for the Bologna-based firm since its release in 2015. In the intervening years, it’s carved out an enviable reputation as a brilliant back-road blaster and town-traffic buster that harks back…

  • DUCATI: NEW Panigale V4S

    DUCATI: NEW Panigale V4S

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    Ducati’s just whipped the covers off its new range of Panigale V4s… The Panigale’s been a big success for the Bologna-based firm over the past decade or so, winning over speed-loving lads and lasses who appreciate its race-winning heritage, sharp Italian styling, seriously sophisticated electronics, and top-level performance. First released in 2011, Ducati’s Panigale has…

  • TESTED: Ducati DesertX Rally

    TESTED: Ducati DesertX Rally

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    Bruce Wilson hits the deep, sandy stuff to see whether Ducati’s latest adventure bike should be on your wish list.  It’s not every day I wipe blood from my lips, dirt from my eyes, and arch my back in agony. Then again, it’s not every day I return from hitting the desert on a 211…


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