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Ducati Superlight site
Tim from Spirit nudged me in the direction of this site and now I spend too much time trawling their facebook pages. Nice to chat to other FE owners and there are some lovely bikes on the site. Well worth a gander if you have a hankering for Ducati Superlights.
Ever since the original 916, Ducati’s flagship superbike has sported an underseat exhaust. With the new 1199 Panigale, this was all changed, as the Italian manufacturer changed the rooting of the exhaust to sit underneath the engine, in a bid to centralise the mass.
But an option has emerged for purists of the old style, as Zard have released an underseat exhaust. The pipe company boasts a 23bhp increase on the midrange and 5bhp at high revs.
This scorched Ducati 1199 Panigale is the result of a huge highside by Alstare rider Ayrton Badovini at Lukey Heights, turning the Italian superbike into a flaming wreckage.
The Italian has been forced to sit out the testing at Phillip Island.
This is the 1199 Panigale that will be ridden by Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini in the newly formed Ducati Alstare squad.
“Join the pack” - French Superbike rider Brice Nunnari demonstrates how to cut a badass sponsorship promo for his 2013 campaign on a Ducati Panigale 1199, with a stylish video featuring a wolf.
Ducati has unveiled the new Desmosedici that Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden will campaign in 2013.
Apart from the smart livery update for the new season, which features white lines trailing along the fairings above the usual white block, its hard to tell if anything has changed on the bike.
In what is being heralded as a ‘fresh start’ for the Italian manufacturer, following the difficult two years with Valentino Rossi, it will be interesting to see where the prototype goes now that it is in the hands of Ducati Corse’s new General Manager, Bernhard Gobmeier.
“I think riders need to remember they aren’t engineers. They need to ride the bike as hard as they can, give feedback and let the engineers fix it. I’m happy with my decision, with what I’m doing this year,” says Ben Spies, in a candid column for Cycleworld, explaining the reasoning behind his switch for Ducati from Yamaha.
Seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher celebrated his 2nd retirement by enjoying a private (Astars/Monster promo) trackday at Paul Ricard with John McGuinness, Randy Mamola, Pol Espargaro and Prodigy’s Keith Flint. Riding a Ducati Panigale with a smart Mercedes F1 rep paint scheme, the German said: “Coming here I felt so proud to be able to turn my hand at riding a bike with guys I really admire. I can’t begin to explain how much fun it was to ride the track with the likes of John, Randy, Keith and watching Pol Espargaró’s huge talent.”
