Ducati desmosedici Archives

Speed records on a Ducati Desmosedici RR

25 April, 2020

If you could think of the fatest road bike on record, it probably wouldn’t take much to come up with the Ducati Desmosedici RR. Such that New Zealand businessman, Paul Heard, has decided to beat 311km/hr in the seat of…

Sete Gibernau: "Rossi is very good, he can tame the Ducati"

23 April, 2020

While most MotoGP fans seem to be already writing off Valentino Rossi next season, following his Ducati debut at Valencia, despite the positive words from crew chief Jeremy Burgess who says there’s no need to panic and “anybody who bets…

Video: the Ducati Desmosedici RR

21 April, 2020

Our reader Cheyenne indicated this video to us, dedicated to the the Ducati Desmosedici RR, the incredible road version of the company’s MotoGP. The video is a declaration of love for the Ducati, and refers to the arrival of the…

Special edition Ducati Desmosedici RR at G8 summit in Italy

19 April, 2020

Ducati has prepared this one-off special edition Desmosedici RR for the G8 summit in the earthquake stricken town of Aquila, in Italy’s Abruzzo region. The Desmosedici RR special livery has been created by Ducati and Fiera Milano, on suggestion from…

Ducati Desmosedici RR top speed test

17 April, 2020

Amongst all the tests done by the riders of MCN, for us, this video particularly stood out. On the seat of a Ducati Desmosedici RR, a “MotoGP replica”, the rider takes the red machine to its highest speed along a…

Another win for Valentino Rossi

1 April, 2020

Valentino Rossi won the MotoGP at the Grand Prix in Brno by a misfortuned Stoner. Stoner was caught by surprise on the 5th lap when he lost the front of his Ducati Desmosedici. It was the first DNF for Stoner…

MotoGP Valencia – Casey Stoner Crash Video

29 March, 2020

It didn’t take long for someone to put Casey Stoner’s sighting warm up lap crash at Valencia on YouTube, let’s see how long it takes Dorna to take it off.Ducati’s Fillippo Preziosi was hard up in trying to explain Stoner’s…

Ducati Desmosedici Day at Donington

29 March, 2020

Donington Park woke up yesterday to the roaring sound of 60 privately owned Ducati Desmosedici RR’s.Organized by Ducati UK, it was the first ever Desmosedici track day and these owners got to ride the full MotoGP circuit.As well as riding…

In two on a bike: a lap with the Desmosedici from Randy Mamola

25 March, 2020

You wouldn’t think to go that fast with two of you on one bike, but anyone who’s ever had a ride on Randy Mamola’s Ducati Desmosedici could attest otherwise. This photo was sent to us by “sebaducati” and shows the…

Video: Ducati Desmosedici RR vs Ferrari F430 Scuderia

23 March, 2020

Here’s the Ducati Desmosedici RR vs the Ferrari F430 Scuderia in a track race from the guys at MCN. While it could be considered another gratuitous test of the age-old car vs bike debate, but this time the guys have…

MotoGP: Stoner, Rossi and Bridgestone

23 March, 2020

As the battle between Rossi and Stoner continues, we should remember it’s hard to race against Valentino. Stoner won the fight against Rossi last year, the package from Ducati was very strong with the Desmosedici, the Bridgestone tyres and the…

Photo of the day: Desmosedici

22 March, 2020

From our reader “il Biondo” we get today’s photo. It’s not really a two-seater Desmosedici, but what the International Motorcycling Federation would impose on Ducati at the next German grand prix, to contain the “super” performance that emerged in the…

First look Valentino Rossi's Ducati Desmosedici

17 March, 2020

It’s official, we love Alex Briggs and Twitter. Valentino Rossi’s Australian mechanic has given us this sneak peek of Rossi’s new Ducati ride with all the rider’s beloved stickers on it.The bike is black because Rossi is still contracted to…