Former professional motorbike racer and longstanding Ducati campaigner Carlos Checa is returning to racing for a guest weekend with Audi Sport. The 45-year-old Spaniard will contest two Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup races at the Nürburgring as a guest entrant. The one-make cup is holding two sprints as part of the supporting program of the 24-hour race, one on Friday and one on Saturday, where Checa will race in a specially prepared Audi R8, personalized with Ducati graphics. Afterwards, the ... Pročitaj nastavak

Borgo Panigale, Bologna, 10 May 2018 – The new BTS (Build-to-Suit) warehouse at Parco P3 in Sala Bolognese, just a few miles outside Bologna, has been inaugurated today. The high-performance facility covers a surface area of over 30,000 square metres. Built by P3, a company that specialises in the acquisition, development and management of logistics properties, it will act as the storage and distribution hub for Ducati and Lamborghini accessories and original spare parts. This major project bears witness to ... Pročitaj nastavak

Aprilia RSV4 RF LE je prvi serijski Superbike motocikl koji se proizvodi s aerodinamičnim krilcima te će kao takav ući u povijest, odnosno kao početak nove ere u dizajnu supersportskih motocikala. Ovaj novi motocikl se naziva Aprilia RSV4 RF LE te će biti proizveden u limitiranoj seriji od 125 primjerka te će nažalost samo biti dostupan u SAD-u i Kanadi. Cijena će se kretati oko 25.000 USD a sretni novi vlasnici će moći uživati u karbonskim krilcima, posebnim grafikama i ... Pročitaj nastavak

Ovim putem skrećemo pozornost svim vozačima motocikala na oprez u prometu. Dolaskom toplijeg vremena, a pogotovo naglim dolaskom toplijeg vremena, dolazi do tromosti tijela tzv zamora koji pogađa sve vozače. Sukladno tome treba voditi računa o tome da se u naseljenim mjestima prilagodi brzina vožnje, svi znamo da vozači automobila vole razgovarati na mobitele i oduzimati prednost bez provjere, a također znamo da neki vozači motocikala pretjeruju s stiskanjem gasa u gusto naseljenim područjima. Važno je ne precjenjivati sebe i ... Pročitaj nastavak

Također smo i ove godine posjetili Zagreb Auto Show koji se smjestio na ukupno 70.000 m2 izložbene površine raspoređene u 14 paviljona i na otvorenom prostoru. Prema izvješću organizatore ova godine Zagreb auto Show je posjetilo 142.822 domaćih i stranih posjetitelja s rekordne 133 premijere vozila, a bilo je prisutno 85 brandova automobila, motocikala, bicikala, gospodarskih vozila, quadova, i kamp vozila. Show program bio je iznimno bogat i raznovrstan; tradicionalni defilei oldtimer vozila i Harley Davidson motocikla, adrenalinska zabava na ... Pročitaj nastavak

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 9 April 2018 – The second edition of “Custom Rumble”, the biennial competition to find the most eye-catching customized Ducati Scrambler moves into its final phase. After months of meticulous, passion-driven craftsmanship, this edition will now see the four finalists battle it out for ultimate victory. Divided into four different categories, “Best Dealer” (reserved for all official Ducati dealers), “Best Private Customizer” (for all specialised custom workshops), “Best Customer” (for Ducati Scrambler customers) and “Rookie Rumble” ... Pročitaj nastavak

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 06 April 2018 – 22-year-old British Henry Crew will attempt to ride a Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled 35,000 miles, through 35 counties over six continents, all in the name of men’s health. Raising funds and awareness for the Movember Foundation, he aims to break the existing Guinness World Record to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle. Having lost three friends to suicide, and experiencing his own mental health struggles, Henry’s goal is ... Pročitaj nastavak

In 2017 Ducati delivered 55,871 motorcycles, achieved a turnover of € 736 million and profits of € 51 million. Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding: “A result that confirms the soundness of our strategy of investing in new products”. Financial data presented during the annual AUDI AG press conference Borgo Panigale (Bologna) / Ingolstadt, 15 March 2018 – Ducati closes 2017 with convincing results, prolonging the trend of constant growth that has characterised the Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer's last eight ... Pročitaj nastavak

Milano, 13. ožujka 2018. – Piaggio Grupa i Aprilia s ljubavlju i poštovanjem prisjećaju se Ivana Beggia, osnivača Aprilije, koji je preminuo u dobi od 73 godine. Roberto Colaninno, predsjednik Piaggio Grupe (čiji je Aprilia dio od 2004): “Ivano Beggio uspio je kombinirati vještinu i hrabrost poduzetnika te kreativnost i istinsku strast prema motociklima. Bio je vizionar ispred svog vremena i izvanredna kombinacija ovih čimbenika omogućila mu je da stvori, gotovo iz ničega, jednu od najsjajnijih priča talijanske motociklističke industrije, ... Pročitaj nastavak

MotoCorsa Ducati dealership from Portland, USA have taken the Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro and linked it to its racing pedigree, creating a unique motorcycle in the process. Multistrada 1200 Enduro was painted in one of the most iconic paint schemes ever to grace a racing motorcycle: the Lucky Strike cigarette company’s red, white, black, and gold livery. In the Ducati Museum in Borgo Panigale, there is a testament of Ducati’s racing history in the Dakar Rally. The bike says “Cagiva” ... Pročitaj nastavak

MILWAUKEE (21. veljače 2018.) - Harley-Davidson dugoj tradiciji linije Sportster pridružuje nove modele - Iron 1200 i Forty-Eight Special. Predstavljeni motocikli su samo jedni u nizu od 100 impresivnih motora koje tvrtka planira predstaviti do 2027. Ovi motocikli na platformi Sporster modela kombiniraju retro izgled poznat sa custom scene povezan sa modernom izvedbom Evolution 1200 V-Twin agregata, te ostalim suvremenim komponentama potrebnim za bolje performanse i sigurnu vožnju . Od svog prvog predstavljanja 1957. Godine, Sportster motori učestalo su redizajnirani, ... Pročitaj nastavak

Stunning double by Melandri in Race 2 at Phillip Island; unlucky race for Davies, crashed out while in first position. After taking the opening race of the 2018 WorldSBK Championship yesterday, the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team did the double at Phillip Island (Australia) with Marco Melandri. The race itself went down to the wire and was decided by only 0.021 seconds. It's Melandri's 22nd win in WorldSBK, which makes him the most successful Italian in the production-based series. Chaz ... Pročitaj nastavak