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Valentino Rossi laughs off Honda rumor

20 April, 2020
Apparently the fact that Marco Melandri admitted he was just kidding around when he spread the Valentino Rossi-Honda rumor, didn’t stop the journalists present at today’s pre-event press conference at Brno from asking the ‘The Doctor’ whether he’d be staying…

Maxime Berger to ride for Effenbert Liberty World Superbike team

20 April, 2020
World Superbike team Effenbert Liberty Racing will be expanding their efforts next year and will be fielding three Ducati’s. After previously reconfirming last year’s riders Sylvain Guintoli and Jakub Smrz, the Czech based team will be adding French rider Maxime…

Nicky Hayden reveals that he suffered a fracture at Aragon

20 April, 2020
Seeing Nicky Hayden sommersault over an unproctected barrier during the last GP at the Motorland Aragon and land onto the access road infuriated a lot of fans and put under the magnifying glass once again, circuit safety. Loris Capirossi and…

Ducati Fighter 1098: news before presentation

20 April, 2020
New rumours regarding the next Ducati Fighter 1098 have emerged, after we checked out some news on the possible future super naked, with its 1098cc desmoquattro engine.It’s the hellforleathermagazine.com site which again reveals news that the new bike has already…

Eicma 2008 preview: Ducati 1198 and 1198 S

20 April, 2020
Together with the new Ducati Streetfighter and Streetfighter S, Hell for Leather has also released the first images of the new Ducati 1198 that will be presented at the Eicma show.It’s the same as the 1098 in style, but with…

Nicky Hayden and the real Ducati Diavel

20 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden must have just loved do the promo work with Ducati’s new power cruiser the Diavel, because just a few hours later he crashed out his Desmosedici during the Valencia GP and created his own Kentucky styled custom version…

Valentino Rossi: "I'm not leaving Ducati"

20 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi received the Tapiro d’Oro (the interview will be broadcasted on Striscia la Notizia on Canale 5) at Monza where he’s racing in the Blancpain Endurance Series and the former World Champion decided to personally put a stop to…

Casey Stoner left Ducati due to frustration says Wayne Gardner

20 April, 2020
In his weeky review post on the Wayne Gardner Approved website, the former Australian world champion apparently had a very revealing chat with Casey Stoner during last week’s Australian GP weekend. Gardner wrote on his website: “Want to know the…

Nicky Hayden PSA Commercial

20 April, 2020
Former 2006 MotoGP Champion Nicky Hayden’s public service announcement against motorcyclists drinking and riding created by the Indiana Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving.

Ducati Grid Strategy Explained

20 April, 2020
Ever wonder why Casey Stoner is usually the last rider to line up on the grid? Simple, Ducati has a special grid strategy, a procedure that allows their riders to complete the race without fear of running out of fuel.The…

Video: Ducati Monster 1100 presentation movie

20 April, 2020
After the official news about the new coming Ducati Monster 1100 you can also find the official presentation video, just like what Aprilia did with the presentation movie from the new Aprilia RSV4 and if you ask me? The Monster…

WSBK Donington OP1 – Fabrizio takes provisional pole

20 April, 2020
Michel Fabrizio took provisional pole position with a 1′30.775 lap this afternoon in a wet to dry qualifying session at Donington Park, only four tenths of a second from Troy Bayliss’s 2007 record.Leon Haslam was second, but four tenths from…

Ducati 1198 SP vs Mercedes AMG SLS at Nurburgring

20 April, 2020
The eternal dilemma, two wheels vs four wheels, which is faster? The Italians from Due Ruote pitted the Ducati 1198 SP against a Mercedes AMG SLS at the super fast and difficult Nurburgring circuit.According to the testers who battled on…

Further Surgery For Casey Stoner?

20 April, 2020
Casey Stoner admitted after the IRTA test that the wrist was not completely recovered, but does not expect it to be a problem during the race weekend.“It’s not 100 per cent, but the pain is almost zero now .We’ve understood…

Olive branch between Liberty Racing and Infront

20 April, 2020
Following their controversial post-Monza press release and then continuing their protest at the Donington Park round without their hospitality, World Superbike Liberty Racing team who previous said that they would continue in the championship has decided to officially kiss and…

Bernice shows how to ride at Assen

20 April, 2020
Dutch rider Bernice Sangers lives very close to the Assen racetrack. And she likes to show us how to ride a lap on the well known race track. They mounted a bullet camera on her Ducati 748 for this occasion.Bernice…

Official: Cal Crutchlow to ride for Ducati in 2014-2015

20 April, 2020
As highly anticipated, Ducati has officially announced that Cal Crutchlow will be racing for their factory team in 2014 and 2015.The British rider will joining former team mate Andrea Dovizioso and will work on developing the Desmosedici and growing Ducati’s…

Andrea Dovizioso to undergo plate removal surgery

20 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso has decided to put off the removal of a plate from his shoulder until early next month. The new Ducati rider has been very busy since the end of the MotoGP season, he was at the EICMA show…

WSBK Phillip Island – What the riders had to say after QP1

20 April, 2020
Check out what some of the World Superbike riders had to say after today’s first qualifying practice at Phillip Island and find out who was happy, who wasn’t and why.Carlos Checa – 1st“I’m really satisfied with today’s test. I worked…

MotoGP Assen – Rider Quotes after FP1

20 April, 2020
Here’s a recap of what several MotoGP riders had to say after today’s free practice at the historic Assen circuit. Randy De Puniet -1st 1’37.842“It has been a big surprise for me! In the beginning of the session I was…

SuperBike Italia tests

20 April, 2020
The guys over at SuperBike Italia are teasing us again with their work - here’s the trailer of the latest dvd with the 600 Supersport comparison: testing of the lovely Ducati 1098R, and the Aprilia Shiver on the Costa Azzurra.

Riders Comments after Day 1 -Sepang Tests

20 April, 2020
The two-month winter testing ban came to an end yesterday with the first pre-season test of the 2009 MotoGP season and here’s what the riders had to say after the first day:Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team) Position: 2nd Time 2′02.038…

Del Torchio: Ducati in SBK as satellite team

20 April, 2020
After the announcement that Ducati was pulling out of the world superbike competition, the company either underestimated the PR-fallout that would take place or overestimated just how badly Italy wanted Valentino Rossi in Ducati. Because since the announcement, the company…

Nicky Hayden Undergoes Surgery

20 April, 2020
Ducati’s Nicky Hayden is the latest of riders who has gone under the doctor’s knife. Hayden needed a clean-up procedure to remove scar tissue from his right arm from an arm pump (the bane of professional riders) operation that he…