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True Heroes Racing enters Ducati TriOptions Cup
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True Heroes has become the latest team to join the Ducati TriOptions Cup, announcing a three-man rider line-up for the 2015 championship. The team of double amputee Murray Hambro and severely deaf Luke Smith, formed back in 2012 to help give injured Service personnel a new-found sense of focus and direction, has been joined by recently…
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Three custom Ducati Scrambler specials revealed
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Three Ducati Scrambler specials have been unveiled at the Verona Motor Bike Expo. Ducati says that within just a few hours of the Scrambler being unveiled last year at Intermot, the company had received numerous customisation proposals from enthusiasts all over the world. These are the first ‘customs’ officially revealed, said to be “just a starting point for further…
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Road-going Ducati 1299 Panigale closes gap between MotoGP bikes
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Ducati test rider – Alessandro Valia – has been thrashing the 205hp Ducati 1299 Panigale round the Mugello track in Italy. The 1285cc engine is unique to the new machine, and helped Valia achieve a 1 minute 55.3 seconds lap time – pretty impressive when you consider that the lap record is 1 minute 47.157 seconds (Dani Pedrosa on a MotoGP bike in 2013).…
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Motorcycle sales are up (and you love the Ducati 899 Panigale)
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2014’s figures from the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) show 101,277 powered two wheelers were registered – that’s an increase of 10% compared to 2013’s 91,908. Good news, though 48,000 of those machines were smaller, commuter-sized machines – it’d be great to see a proportion of those riders embracing the motorcycle lifestyle even more, and maybe progressing to some…
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2015 Ducati Scrambler review
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2015 Ducati Scrambler review | From £7030 OTR | 75bhp@8250rpm | 50lb-ft @5750rpm | 803cc air-cooled, Desmodromic 90° V-twin Tested by: John Milbank Forget Ducati; the Scrambler is its own brand. The Scrambler is tee-shirts, jackets, open-face helmets, watches, goggles… it’s being hip, it’s self expression, it’s style. The fact that it’s also a…
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Budget Ducati timing belts from Wemoto
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Internet parts specialist Wemoto has expanded its line of cam timing belts to include Ducati timing belts to fit a wide range of models from the Italian brand. The regular replacement of timing belts is necessary in order to avoid wear or failure, and although they can be expensive, a belt failure could prove…
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Ducati Multistrada 1200 | 2015 new motorcycles
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The Ducati Multistrada 1200 now features the Testatretta Desmodromic Variable Timing (DVT), giving independent control of the intake and exhaust cams for – Ducati says – “maximum power at high rpm, fluid deliver, punchy low-rpm torque and low fuel consumption”. Power is up 10bhp to 160bhp @ 9500rpm (250rpm higher than the previous model), while torque jumps…
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Ducati Monster 821 and 1200S Stripe | 2015 new motorcycles
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The Ducati Monster 821 Stripe and Monster 1200 S Stripe gain a red colour scheme with white double-stripe on the mudguard, tank and rear seat cover. Both bikes also come with a painted nose fairings, while the 821 Stripe also benefits from fully adjustable forks – an upgrade for the lower capacity model. Already fitted with…
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Ducati Diavel Titanium | 2015 new motorcycles
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Limited to a run of just 500, Ducati’s Diavel Titanium carries the standard bike’s 162bhp, 96lb-ft 90° V-twin in a 5kg lighter body. Riding modes, ABS and traction control are al still present, with titanium tank and headlight covers. The rear seat cover is carbon and titanium, while the larger air intakes, rad covers, mudguards…
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Ducati 1299 Panigale | 2015 new motorcycles
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The new Ducati 1299 Panigale takes the additional 87cc of its Superquadro 90° V-Twin to produce 205bhp @ 10,500rpm (up from 195bhp@10,700rpm) and 106.7lb-ft @ 8750rpm (up from 98.1lb-ft @ 9000rpm). Weight stays the same, at 190.5kg, while the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) brings Cornering ABS and Wheelie Control. A quickshifter is fitted as standard,…
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