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Ducati donate G8 Desmo to help earthquake victims
By Visordown News on 09/07/2009 12:56:26
One-off G8 special goes on show at world summit - auction proceeds to help L’Aquila earthquake victims
One-off G8 Desmosedici will be auctioned for charity A ONE-OFF Ducati Desmosedici RR has been prepared with a special livery by Ducati for the G8 summit and will be auctioned off for charity.The graphics, suggested by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, incorporate the ...
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RSD Desmo Tracker nearly finished...
By Visordown News on 05/04/2011 16:37:45
Roland Sands working on Desmosedici RR-engined flat tracker
Roland Sands Design has been dropping teasers about its latest project – flat-track-style machine based on a Ducati Desmosedici RR – for a few weeks now, but this is the first shot of the bike in nearly-finished form.Yes, you read that right. RSD is hacking up a Desmosedici RR to...
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Brighton Rock - Desmo at the Speed Trials
By Colin Goodwin on 21/04/2010 10:35:37
Once a year in September the seafront at Brighton rocks to the sound of highly-tuned car and bike engines blasting up the prom. This year, we joined them on the most expensive production bike in the world
In 1919 my then four year-old dad was run over by a motorbike, which explains why he had a deep distrust of motor vehicles for the rest of his life and never once drove or rode one. Golf was his thing and he played with a set of clubs that he bought secondhand in 1934. We’d regul...
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Wrecked Desmosedici RR up for auction
By Visordown News on 20/09/2011 14:25:08
Written-off Desmo the perfect project bike?
considerably shorter wheelbase and crushed bodywork, this Desmosedici RR came to its demise in a head-on collision with a solid objectThe date for the auction is yet to be announched as the Ducati isn't 'ready for sale'.Perhaps a great start for a Desmo rat
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Big Picture - Motorcycle Wallpaper Five
By Visordown on 01/09/2009 10:45:37
Click here to check out the latest big picture from the pages of Visordown. A perfect desktop
Here's the big picture from the September issue of Visordown magazine. Just click it to enlarge and save it as your desktop background. Enjoy!
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Ducati Desmosedici GP10 vs. GP11
By Robin Goodwin on 13/01/2011 12:08:34
Despite looking the same, we outline the major changes to the 2011 Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike
Consider this a technical spot-the-difference, but with the unveiling of the latest Desmosedici it appeared that new model hadn't changed drastically from the previous GP10. Ducati engineer Filippo Preziosi detailed the changes and now seeing the two side-by-side it is easy to...
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Bloodlust - Honda NR750 vs. Ducati Desmosedici
By Niall Mackenzie and Jon Urry on 19/05/2009 15:30:27
Honda’s NR750 and Ducati’s Desmosedici are two of the most stunning bikes ever built. Each are worth £40,000 and both were developed from pure GP technology. There may be an incredible 16 years between them, but exclusivity this rare is timeless
and their special Desmodronic system. And what did they know about four cylinder engines or GP racing? It wasn’t long before I was eating humble crumble because in its first ever MotoGP the Desmo finished in third and fifth place with, fittingly, Italian Loris
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Top 10 Ducati dream garage
By Visordown on 21/09/2010 17:27:18
Dream bike collections don't get much better than this. And this lot are owned by just one collector. Step inside...
Meet Jack Gratton, an entrepreneur and businessman with a taste for just one exotic brand; Ducati. Strictly SP and R models, you understand.Jack has amassed an enviable collection. As an owner of 10 exclusive models, Jack is already on his way to creating his dream garage. But li...
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Jack's Pack: Riding the Ducati dream garage
By John Cantlie on 23/09/2010 16:52:12
We head to West Sussex to test Jack Gratton's collection of Ducati's. How did we get on?
Meet Jack Gratton. Entrepreneur, businessman and petrol-head of epic proportions, he has a penchant for a certain Italian marque. And not just the usual old knackers, either – Jack likes SP and R-models only. We joined him for the mother of all Breakfast Club runs…If you can't wa...
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New Era for Ducati one-make race series
By Visordown News on 09/12/2006 10:13:48
Ducati Sport 1000-only race series comes to the UK
Real sound of thunder ... Imagine a grid packed with theseDucati UK and the Ducati Sporting Club are to run a new single make Championship - The Sport 1000 Cup - as an addition to the hugely popular Desmo Due race series.The Desmo Due series which
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