Showing posts with label ducati. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

DUCATI Streetfighter s



The Streetfighters Superbike soul combines fighter attitude and naked sophistication to create pure adrenaline. ‘S treatment of the Streetfighter pushes its tech spec to the red line.
The Ducati Streetfighter is equipped with everything that made the Superbike a legend: Awesome L-Twin muscle with brutal, big-bore torque, thoroughbred chassis technology, beautiful single-sided swingarm, planet-stopping Monobloc brakes and pure, sophisticated class.
While the tank and seat shapes leave no doubt as to the Streetfighter’s roots, it is the upright and commanding riding position that really starts to shape the character of this ultimate naked. New, minimalistic controls, instrumentation and headlight design leave the front looking clean and mean, while twin-stacked right-side mufflers at the rear leave the tail-end high and sharp. No other Ducati has ever achieved such an aggressive stance while providing a comfortable, empowering, controllable and enjoyable ride.
Ducati’s ‘S’ treatment of the Streetfighter pushes its tech spec to the red line. Öhlins suspension front and rear and lightweight Marchesini forged wheels stack up serious credibility, while the front fender and cam belt covers in super-light carbon fibre help reduce the dry weight to an extreme 167kg (368lb). 

But the ‘S’ sophistication doesn’t end there. Awesome street-going Ducati Traction Control and Ducati Data Analysis are standard issue, making it clear that the Streetfighter S is not all muscle – it’s intelligent too.

Producing a ballistic 85lb-ft (11.7kgm) of torque and 155hp (114kW), the Streetfighter’s awesome 1098 power house fears nothing of the naked sports competition. The L-Twin, Testastretta Evoluzione engine gives both the best power-to-weight and the best torque-to-weight ratios in its class.


The handlebars are gripped by beautifully shaped clamps that flow sleekly into the bar-risers. Symmetrically mounted, remote brake and clutch reservoirs are small, low and compact and feed slim, radial master-cylinders by Brembo to complete the clean and uncluttered controls arrangement.
Taking care of the rear of the ‘S’ is a single high-spec Öhlins unit fully adjustable in spring preload with full adjustment and highly engineered control of compression and rebound damping. The unit is also fitted with a ride enhancing top-out spring which helps maintain rear tyre contact under extreme conditions.
The Streetfighter S pushes the spec way up with 43mm Superbike-spec Öhlins forks that have sliders treated in low-friction TiN. Fully adjustable in spring preload and precisely adjustable in compression and rebound damping, they ensure ‘S’ feeling and finesse when the fight gets rough.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster -The 2013 Ducati Monster is a motorcycle designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi and produced by Ducati in Bologna, Italy since 1993. It is a naked bike, characterized by an exposed engine and frame.The deliberate use of the trellis frame in the Ducati monster is an integral part of the motorcycles design allowing for both aesthetic appeal and for structural efficiency. In 2005, Monster sales accounted for over half of Ducatis worldwide sales. Ducati motorcycles use almost exclusively 90° V-twin engines, which they call L-twins, with desmodromic valves, and tubular steel trellis frame, features designed by Fabio Taglioni.

The 2013 Ducati Monster line has had numerous variations over the years, from entry level 400 cc bikes up to top of the line 130 hp multivalve, water-cooled superbike-engined versions, with as many as nine different Monster versions in a single model year. The Monsters elemental simplicity has also made it a favorite platform for custom motorcycle builders, showcased at competitions like the Monster Challenge. Monsters eventually accounted for two-thirds or more of Ducatis output.

Because Bordi wanted Galluzzi to keep costs low, the 2013 Ducati Monster a humble "parts bin special," built not with newly designed components carefully engineered to work in unison, but by mixing and matching parts from existing Ducati models, beginning with the engine and forward half of the frame of a 900 Supersport, a frame descended from the 851 superbike, and the fork of a 750 Supersport. Galluzzi penned a "muscular" fuel tank and minimalist bodywork that produced a visual impression of mass and strength, on a motorcycle that turned out to be surprisingly tiny and agile to the first time rider. Motorcycle Consumer News design columnist Glynn Kerr described the Monsters statement as aggressive, "attributable to the head-down, charging bull stance."

Ducati introduced three 2013 Ducati Monster models in its first generation: the M600, M750, and M900. The first M900 was shipped in 1993, the M600 shipped in 1994, and finally the M750 arrived in 1996. In 1999, to close out existing stock of Monster parts, Ducati released several limited edition Monsters many with different levels of accessories, the most notable was the Monster City, which came in a unique blue color and featured leather briefcase style saddlebags and higher handlebars.

From 1994, a smaller displacement model, the M400, which produced 31 kW, was built for specific markets where the tax or license system is particularly harsh on larger capacity or more powerful motorcycles. The 2013 Ducati Monster M400 was mainly intended for Italy, Japan, and Singapore but was also exported to countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. The M400 was based on the M600 with the same basic engine components, but a shorter stroke crankshaft and smaller diameter pistons.

2013 Ducati Monster Gallery

2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster

2013 Ducati Monster
2013 Ducati Monster


Sunday, May 11, 2014

1989 Ducati 906 Paso


Description 
Manufacturer - Make - Model - Year: Ducati 906 Paso 1989 Motorcycle Style: Sport
Market
EUROPEAN



Engine
Type
904 cc, 4 Stroke - Liquid Cooled - V Twin

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Maximum Torque
85 Nm (62.7 ft. lbs) @ 5000 rpm
Estimated Fuel Consumption
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Lubrication
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Ignition
88 hp (65.6 kW) @ 8000 rpm
Compression Ratio
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Bore x Stroke
92 mm x 68 mm 
Valves 2 valves/cylinder
Transmission
6 speed
Fuel Delivery
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Final Drive
Chain

Chassis
Suspension
Front
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Rear
-
Brakes
Front
dual 280 mm discs with 2-piston calipers
Rear
single 270 mm disc with 1-piston calipers
Tires
Front
130/60-16
Rear
160/60-16


Features
Length
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Width
226 kg (498.2 pounds)
Height
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Seat Height
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Wheelbase
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Ground Clearance
-
Fuel Capacity
22 l (5.8 Gal)
Fuel Economy
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Wet Weight
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Colour(s)
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Others
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Ducati 999 Superbikes

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When you await at a 999 Superbike you conceive the poverty of motion equal if the bike is parked in your garage, rise if you are serendipitous enough to be one of the owners of this exemplar, as the 999 is a real specific edition. The 999 satisfies the needs of smooth one of the most difficult buyers in this reality: it has tool, it has knowledge, but in the said instant is unhurried to record on the agency and offers one of the top execution in the humanity. But the 999 does not exclusive worship fastness and show, it also has a stunning system that makes it one of the most graceful motorcycles in the class. The 999 was named by the estate the somebody correspond chamber engine e'er produced. It provides to its riders the powerfulness they demand to win on tracks around the group, but also making every one activity they had when they travel around in a 999. The original and composed decoration straightaway draws attention to this energetic organisation. Ducati knowing to make a Superbike of stunning programme that improves rider ergonomics, makes fixture easier, reduces quality of the motorcycle and offers action back to none. The mechanics, mechanical and electronic components, chassis and spurting equipment were formulated basic and styling followed. The debut of the twin-cylinder motorcycles was prefab in 1988, when Marco Lucchinelli was traveling a Ducati 851 at the World Superbike Championship. It had an signal of 128 hp at 11500 rpm. The 851 evolved to the 888, 916, 996, and 998, the endmost one with an yield of 188 hp.

2012 Ducati 848 White Review Pictures

Ducati’s middleweight superbike gets a significant upgrade for 2011, further separating itself from the confines of established sportbike categories.
It’s already 17 years since the first small-bore Ducati 4-valve superbike, the 748, broke cover – the same year as the iconic 916, in 1994. The 748 played a background second fiddle to the beloved 916 series until the 749 emerged in 2003. A close relation to the aesthetically challenged 999, the 749 continued to be a relatively low-cost entre into Ducati’s superbike family and competed against the Japanese 600s in supersport competition.

Then MY2008 saw a paradigm shift for the sub-liter Ducati superbikes, with the new 848 getting 15 extra horses and a weight loss of nearly 50 lbs! However, its 101cc displacement bump (to 849cc) made it ineligible for supersport competition, leaving it adrift in a class of its own.

2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White
Well, Ducati has upped the ante again with the 848 EVO, bringing along extra horsepower, improved brakes and fitment of a standard steering damper – all for the same price as last year’s 848s.

To demonstrate the EVO’s newfound prowess, Ducati invited us to the historic Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the town of Imola, Italy.

It’s within the engine that most of the EVO’s updates are found. The 848’s powerplant remains structurally unchanged, but a multitude of revisions to improve performance creates what Ducati says is “the highest power-per-liter of any twin-cylinder engine in production.”

At the intake side, the fuel-injection’s throttle body size jumps from 56mm to 60mm and feeds fuel into optimized intake ports. New cams offer increased valve lift on both the intake and exhaust sides. A revised combustion chamber and new pistons bump the compression ratio from 12.1 to a high 13.2:1. The 90-degree V-Twin’s rev ceiling has been lifted 500 revs to 11,300 rpm, and heat generated from the extra revs is dissipated by new ventilated timing belt covers.

2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White
Aside from new paint color options, the 848 is stylistically unchanged in its EVO guise. For many bikes, this would be a problem. For the 848, its status-quo stance keeps it among the belles of the ball, especially in the new Arctic White Silk seen in these photos, a tasty matte-white pearl with red frame and wheels. Bella!

Our time aboard the EVO at Imola reaffirmed the 848’s sporting credentials, nicely upgraded for 2011 with tweaks that will help it get around a racetrack even quicker than before. It’s an upper-echelon sporting tool that can dust off a Ducati 999 if need be – or nearly anything else on a medium-speed racetrack.

Perhaps it doesn’t matter if the 848 is a bike without direct competition. It’s a strong seller for Ducati, with some 80% of buyers new to the Ducati fold, most coming from Japanese 600s. And along with Monster 696 riders, the 848 shares the distinction of having the youngest buyers among the Ducatisti.

With middleweight sportbikes from Asia pushing the $11,000 mark, it doesn’t seem like that much of a stretch to pony up another grand or so to park a Dark Stealth (matte black) 848 EVO at its $12,995 MSRP. That’s less than asked for the 749 back in 2003! The white or red EVO’s list for $1000 extra.

So, can a $13,000 Italian sportbike be a value proposition? We think so.

2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White
2012 Ducati 848 White



2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200

2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200
2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200
2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 - The 2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 is a motorcycle manufactured by Ducati since 2010. The engine is a retuned version of the Testastretta from the 1198 superbike, now called the Testastretta 11° for its 11° valve overlap. All models include throttle by wire, selectable engine mapping and traction control adjustable through eight levels, called DTC.
2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200
2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200

2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200
2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200
The bike comes in three equipment levels, the base, the S-Sport and the S-Touring. The S models include ABS (optional on standard model) and electronically adjustable suspension, called DES. The S Sport model features carbon fiber air intakes, cam belt covers and rear hugger, while the S Touring model comes with heated grips, hard luggage and a center stand. The 2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 won the 1205 Division of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2011 and in 2012. In 2012 a Ducati Multistrada ridden by Carlin Dunne achieved the first sub 10 minute time for a motorcycle with a 9:52.819, only a bit over a second slower than the 2011 overall record.

2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200

2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200

For 2013 the Multistrada 1200 saw many changes, including the addition of an Active suspension system, using solenoid/valve actuated methods to actively control damping rates, often called the "Sky-Hook method". The bike also features a revised second generation of the Testastretta 11-degree motor, now with "twin-plug cylinder heads for smoother, more efficient combustion", the change contributing to a 5% increase in torque and a 10% improvement in fuel consumption. Also, there are significant changes to the windscreen, which is "larger and shaped to reduce noise at high speed". 2013 also sees minor changes to the Pikes Peak edition; new graphics to match the 2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race-winning livery. A new Granturismo model features larger side-cases, the addition of a top case, driving lights and more touring-oriented tires.