desmosedici

Bagnaia's struggles as Ducati number one are nothing new

The pressure of Ducati appears to be getting to Francesco Bagnaia in 2022, but he is by no means the first to suffer under Bolognese weight.

MotoGP

Ducati's electric MotoE bike launches faster than a MotoGP Desmosedici

If anyone was wondering about the speed of a MotoE motorcycle, it was recently confirmed by Chaz Davies when he tested Ducati's prototype in Mugello.

New Bikes

2019 Ducati Panigale V4R unveiled

Weighing just 193kg ready to ride, makes 234bhp with the race pipe fitted. Titanium rods. Two-ring pistons. Holy mother of god.

MotoGP

Rossi seeking 'race by race' improvement

Rossi hoping for race by race improvements with the Ducati Desmosedici GP12

MotoGP

First Look: Rossi's Desmosedici GP12

Ducati Desmosedici GP12 livery unveiled on Facebook

General

Forget Rossi reps – buy Rossi's bike!

Or Stoner's, for that matter. Ducati is selling the family silver

MotoGP

Rossi completes sixth Ducati GP12 test

But was it with an aluminium chassis?

General

Ducati Club Races Assen: The Wacky

Some of the bikes from the pit and paddock at the Ducati Club Races. Warning: some of these are not easy on the eye

MotoGP

Cardion AB team launched in Prague

Cardion AB and Karel Abraham reveal team livery for the new season

General

Ducati Desmosedici GP10 vs. GP11

Despite looking the same, we outline the major changes to the 2011 Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike

General

Four-stroke GP retrospective

MotoGP is about to see another change with a move to a 1000cc engine limit, this change is seen with excitement. Here we look back at the trepidation of the four-stroke GP before the class changed in 2002

Used Bike

Used Test: Ducati Desmosedici GP5

Ducati have kept it simple, but the Desmosedici is on the cusp of greatness. Niall bagged a go

Road Test

Ducati Desmosedici RR road test

One of the MotoGP gods from the 990 era, the Ducati Desmosedici has been transplanted to a road-going and is now terrifying regular riders

General

A sportscar from Ducati?

Two Desmosedici motors in a sexy carbon fibre car

Guides

Ride Casey Stoner’s bike

Do what no one else can do and get to grips with the Ducati Desmosedici, the fiercest race bike on the planet

General

Brighton Rock - Desmo at the Speed Trials

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

General

First Look: Petit Desmosedici Trike concept

Fancy a slice of this 200bhp bad boy?

First Ride

Aprilia RSV4 Factory versus 2009 Honda Fireblade

After glimpses of brilliance on the bike's wet launch at Misano, Visordown has finally tested the new V4 Aprilia back-to-back with the best 1000cc sportsbike out there, Honda's CBR1000RR Fireblade