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Dovizioso, Bagnaia or Lorenzo: Tardozzi talks 2021 decision 

Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed a decision on who will partner Miller in 2021 will be made after the two races in Austria

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Dovizioso, Bagnaia or Lorenzo: Tardozzi talks 2021 decision 

Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed a decision on who will partner Miller in 2021 will be made after the two races in Austria

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Dovizioso, Bagnaia or Lorenzo: Tardozzi talks 2021 decision 

Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed a decision on who will partner Miller in 2021 will be made after the two races in Austria

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Dovizioso, Bagnaia or Lorenzo: Tardozzi talks 2021 decision 

Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed a decision on who will partner Miller in 2021 will be made after the two races in Austria

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Dovizioso, Bagnaia or Lorenzo: Tardozzi talks 2021 decision 

Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed a decision on who will partner Miller in 2021 will be made after the two races in Austria

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Dovizioso, Bagnaia or Lorenzo: Tardozzi talks 2021 decision 

Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed a decision on who will partner Miller in 2021 will be made after the two races in Austria

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The Naked And Crazy RSD Ultra-Superleggera Custom Ducati

A custom Ducati Superleggera built by Roland Sands Design is a template for Hooligan Superbike.

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How I Fell in Love with a Ducati Panigale V2

The Ducati Panigale V2 will either be love at first sight, or you’ll dismiss it as underpowered and overpriced. Depends on where you’re coming from.

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Ducati’s New Superleggera V4 Is About to Begin Formal Production –

The $100,000 Superleggera V4, Ducati’s most powerful motorcycle ever made for the public, will be limited to 500 examples.

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Vicki Smith for Ducati.net's insight:

Feel a need to make everyone you know crazy jealous? Ducati North America is still taking orders

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Buy Ducati’s New V4 Superleggera And They’ll Let You Ride Their Real Race Bikes (Maybe)

Ducati's new V4 Superleggera is essentially a racebike with lights and a horn, but for the 500 lucky buyers of the 234hp street-legal land missile, the most interesting feature might be the chance to go ride actual Ducati competition racebikes.

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"In 2020 we will fight for the championship"... the message from Ducati's Reparto Corse

PecinoGP "In 2020 we will fight for the championship"... the message from Ducati's Reparto Corse MotoGP Eng

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Lots of Ducatis “No Reserve” at the J. Wood and Company auction November 9th.

We don’t normally mention auctions but this one is so chock full of Ducatis it’s impossible to ignore. The collection belonged to a well known racer, who sadly passed away in an accident on the way to a track event.  His race bike collection was largely generated by a South Florida race shop (Moto Corse Performance) and includes over 30 superbikes and racers offered at no reserve (meaning everything with an offer of any amount will sell).  The list includes a 2008 Desmosedici RR, a 1995 Troll Supertwin race bike,  a Pierobon X11R, 1990 Ducati 750 F1, 2007 Ducati NCR, 2001 MH900e, 1991 907 Paso, 1995 Ducati 916/955 Strada and many, many more. The parts used on the race bikes alone are significant and worth mentioning. This was a high dollar collection and it’s all going away this Saturday, November 9th in Tampa, FL.  

 The entire collection is over 200 motorcycles and also includes collectible Japanese sport bikes, two stroke GP and street machines, scooters and a number of other bikes including some vintage bikes.  Here’s the link for the collection and online bidding:

  http://www.jwoodandcompany.com/

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Ducati 2020 Streetfighter V4: Unveiled and everything we hoped it would be

Ducati uses a ‘Fight Formula’ and delivers the goods. At 178 kg on the scale, powered by 1100 cc Desmosedici Stradale delivering 208 hp and helped by biplane wings and a complete electronic package, this is the naked bike we have been hoping for.

  Spirited Streetfighter V4 performance is kept in hand by sophisticated electronics lifted directly from the Panigale V4 and the 'biplane' wings developed by Ducati Corse aerodynamicists. It’s a looker AND a goer and we can’t wait to try it.   The Streetfighter V4 will come in two trim levels - An S version of the Streetfighter V4 will also be available.

  Streetfighter V4  Color: ~Ducati Red with dark grey frame and black wheels

Main as-standard features:  1103 cm3 Desmosedici Stradale engine  Front frame  16-litre aluminium tank with under-seat extension Fully adjustable 43 mm Showa Big Piston Fork (BPF)  Fully adjustable Sachs monoshock Sachs steering damper Braking system with Brembo Stylema® monobloc calipers Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II tyres (rear 200/60)  ‘Biplane' wing configuration Latest-generation electronics package with 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (6D IMU): ABS Cornering EVO; Ducati Traction Control (DTC) EVO 2; Ducati Slide Control (DSC); Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC) EVO; Ducati Power Launch (DPL); Ducati Quick Shift up/down (DQS) EVO 2; Engine Brake Control (EBC) EVO Keys for fast level changes Full-TFT 5” screen Riding Modes (Race, Sport, Street) Full-LED headlight with DRL Two-seater configuration Ready for Ducati Data Analyser+ GPS (DDA+ GPS) and Ducati Multimedia System (DMS) Streetfighter V4 S › Colour Ducati Red with dark grey frame and black wheels › Main as-standard equipment - as per Streetfighter V4 except for: Ducati Electronic Suspension (DES) EVO Öhlins NIX-30 forks with Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 control system Öhlins TTX 36 shock absorber with Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 control system Öhlins steering damper with Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 control system

Forged aluminium Marchesini wheels

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Ducati 900SS – A Thoroughbred Italian Superbike From The 1970s

The Ducati 900SS is one of the most important road-going superbikes from this period in the Italian company's history. 

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TRACK WEAPON: Ducati 1098 by Walt Siegl Motorcycles

Written by Martin Hodgson A modern sportbike is an amazing thing; 200+hp, ultra-advanced electronics and top of the line suspension and brakes. But apart from the packaging they're almost all the same and lack so much of the character and charm of their older brethren. So to perfectly meld the best of both, who better to create the ultimate superbike than legendary New Hampshire based builder, Mr Walt Siegl! A race only version of his company's WSM SBK model, it was commissioned by one very lucky man's girlfriend, as the Christmas present, we'd all love to have.

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Ducati at the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the prototype of the Streetfighter V4

The Bologna-based Company makes Streetfighter V4’s arrival in 2020 official

The PPIHC race track in Colorado (United States) chosen as the proving ground for the new Ducati Streetfighter model

Carlin Dunne, who won the 2018 edition of the race, will be riding the prototype

  Ducati is preparing for the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; in this edition, which will start on June 30th, Carlin Dunne will tackle the most famous hill climb in the world on the Streetfighter V4 prototype.

As part of the development process of the new model, the "Race to the Clouds" has been identified as an ideal proving ground for testing the high performance of the Streetfighter V4. In keeping with tradition, the Streetfighter V4 derives directly from the sporty Panigale V4 stripped of its fairings, and fitted with high and wide handlebars. The high performance of the 1100 cm³ Desmosedici Stradale is kept in hand by aerodynamic profiles specifically designed for this model. The prototype will race with a "pixelated" livery, designed by the Centro Stile Ducati; unlike the normal practice with prototypes, the livery does not hide the lines, but exalts them by deliberately revealing how the bike will finally look. "The Streetfighter V4 will be one of the stars of the Ducati World Premiere 2020," declared Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati. "Streetfighter V4 is the Panigale for road riding; so there was no better stage than the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for what will be the highest performance Streetfighter ever put into production.” The bike will be presented to the public at EICMA 2019 and will be available in Ducati dealerships starting from mid-March 2020 onwards.

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MotoGP, Brembo: Here are the secrets of Dovizioso's braking

MotoGP: Andrea is one of the best MotoGP breakers: "I want responsiveness and little leverage. The thumb brake? Only at maximum lean angle"