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Ducati Desmosedici road fly-by
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2008 12:47:43
Check out the gorgeous sound coming from Ducati's Desmosedici as Niall Mackenzie rides it on the road
TWO magazine got hold of a Ducati Desmosedici for a fortcoming road-test and here's a video of Niall Mackenzie riding it on the road. That noise is simply addictive.
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That Stoner Valencia crash in full
By Ben Cope on 17/11/2009 11:09:23
Watch the moment Stoner lobbed his Desmosedici on the warm-up lap at Valencia. What was he playing at?
CASEY STONER probably would have blitzed everyone at the final round of the MotoGP season at Valencia, were he not back in the Ducati garage, picking gravel out of his teeth.The young Aussie made the catastrophic blunder of blaming something other than himself for the warm-up lap...
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The moment Stoner tucked the front...
By Ben Cope on 31/08/2010 15:04:20
Gawd bless fast shutters speeds and even faster snappers
was behind Rossi.Stoner didn't look too bothered about getting back on. Has his love affair for the Desmosedici ended?
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Ducati Club Races Assen: The Wacky
By Ben Cope on 19/05/2011 12:53:02
Some of the bikes from the pit and paddock at the Ducati Club Races. Warning: some of these are not easy on the eye
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Check out Visordown's powerful new search facility
By Ben Cope on 08/09/2008 13:08:46
If you can find a word that appears in the Oxford English Dictionary but hasn't been used on Visordown then you could win a prize
VISORDOWN is going from strength to strength and over the past few months we've been developing new features to help make the site more useful than ever.We've just launched a new search facility - you can see it in the top bar throughout the site - and we're issuing you a challen...
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Lorenzo + Ducati = £6m contract?
By Ben Cope on 17/08/2009 15:37:23
Rumours from Italy suggest that Ducati are eager to get their teeth into Jorge Lorenzo
and their sponsor Marlboro for the 2010 season.Allegedly Phillip Morris, owners of Marlboro have offered Lorenzo a seven-million euro a year contract to ride the Desmosedici in 2010 with all likelihood that he would pair up with Stoner.Ducati, who have seen
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Hayden rides dirt track (again)
By Ben Cope on 31/08/2010 14:36:53
Not a Harley in sight as Nicky makes a return to his racing roots
So Nicky Hayden's signed for another two-years at Ducati.He must be chuffed with that deal, I mean it's not as if he's wowed anyone with his performances on the Desmosedici, but he is a grafter. And perhaps the perfect team mate to play second
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Hayden's 3-round job interview
By Ben Cope on 13/08/2009 11:36:02
With Kallio stepping in for the injured Stoner, Hayden's got his work cut out for a factory Ducati ride in 2010
Finn will surely be out to prove that he deserves the factory seat, while Hayden will be aiming to justify his position by stepping into Stoner’s role as the leading Desmosedici rider.Only Stoner has put the Ducati on the podium this season. Can Hayden
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S1000RR vs. Goodwood
By Ben Cope on 20/03/2010 09:39:00
On Thursday, I did something I've always wanted to do since I was a little nipper.
Caprossi's old Desmosedici, which is responsible for the ringing in my ears, 3 days later..The Festival of Speed is running from the 2nd to the 4th of July this year. And Kevin Schwantz is going to be there.Book 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed tickets
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Discuss: This decade's future classics
By Ben Cope on 10/12/2012 10:53:26
Which of today's motorcycles will be tomorrow's classics?
£27,000 today.So what bikes from the last 10 years (2002-on) will be the ones collectors fight over in the decades to come?Will bikes like the Ducati Desmosedici start to rocket in value? The bike, £40,000 new, looks like it has all the hallmarks of a
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