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Ducati 999Posted at November 13th, 2010 in DucatiDucati Motor Holding is a motorcycle company world renowned for their bikes. Based in Bologna, Italy, Ducati Motor Holding have been churning out bikes which have been appreciated in the design field as well as performance. It was founded in 1926 by the Ducati brothers and since has changed hands many times. Italian to US and then back to Italy. It is a little known fact that Ducati Motor Holding was once owned by Cagiva, yes, the Italian bike manufacturer. Ducati are more known for their sports bikes rather than their cruisers. Little is known about the fact that Ducati was once billed as the manufacturer with the fastest production 250 cc cruiser. When Ducati introduced the concept of the 999 street bike, not many agreed to this however Ducati Motor Holding went ahead and introduced this bike in 2003 and has never looked back since. [...]
Ducati 998Posted at November 13th, 2010 in DucatiDucati Motor Holding have always been associated with 916-998 family of bikes. The numerals denote the engine capacities of the bikes. While it cannot be doubted that Ducati Motor Holding received instant recognition because of the 998 series, more than anything else. It heralded an era of performance as well as had the looks to die for. If you want the exclusivity of an Italian sports bike admist the slew of cheap Japanese bikes, then the Ducati 998 series is the one to go for. The Ducati 998 was always marketed by Ducati Motor Holding as a performance cum touring motor bike. The new Testastretta engine modeled on the lines of the WSB championship bike had the big bore and short stroke combination. This engine produced 124 Bhp at the crankshaft at 9850 rpm and with a torque of 71 pound feet at 9000 rpm. This was enough to propel [...]
Ducati Monster 696- cheese and macroni of DucatiPosted at November 13th, 2010 in DucatiDucati Motor Holding has many successful models to its line up of aesthetically perfect and super performance motor cycles. However the fact remains that half of Ducati Motor Holding sales are from the ubiquitous Ducati Monster 696 model. It is therefore rightly called the bread and butter model from the Ducati stables. This model was introduced from the Bologna based manufacturer in April 2008 and has since undergone several revisions both to its engine as well as form. It also spawned a variety of other engines basically in the same body form. Looks The first thing that you notice when you look at a Ducati Motor Holding’s product is the look of the bike. All the Ducatis ever produced have been all lookers and that is no exceptional considering that an Italian company is at the helm of the affairs. The Ducati Monster 696 is no [...]
The Ducati MonsterPosted at October 22nd, 2010 in DucatiThe creations of Ducati have always been show stoppers. In 1992, Ducati opened the doors to yet another magical creation, designed by Miguel Galluzi: the Monster 900. Of course, with a parent producer that combines the best of technology with sound business sense, you could expect a lasting buzz. What is the Ducati Monster about? How it is different from other Ducati bikes? The Monster 900 was classic Ducati gone wild. It combined the bests taken from some of the best models around. It came with a Pompone engine derived from the Supersport range. This engine had a capacity of 904 cc along with air/oil option. The Monster also included a metal lattice borrowed from the 851/888 group of motorcycles. All these made sure that a new genre of bikes was ready to rule the road. The Monsters are machines with personality. The success of [...]