Ducati Motorcycle Parts

bikes by olijve motorsport: www.olijve.nl Ducati Desmosedici is the name of the series of four-stroke V4 Prototype Motorcycles developed by Ducati to compete in the MotoGP World Championship. GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corresponds to the year the bike raced (ie the Desmosedici GP9 raced in 2009 Ducati abandoned the Grand Prix racing scene at the start of the 1970s. For many years the 500 class was essentially a class for two-stroke motorcycles, an engineering technology that was far removed from the four-stroke road-going machines sold by Ducati. Technical rules changed in 2002, giving priority to four-stroke machinery and turning the 500 class of World Road Racing into the MotoGP Championship. This convinced Ducati to make a much-awaited return to the track in the new MotoGP class. Ducati history is classically based on L-twin engines, using desmodromic valve technology. Initially, Ducati considered the possibility of creating a MotoGP super-twin, taking advantage of the MotoGP regulations that give twin-cylinder machines a considerable weight reduction over four, five or six-cylinder bikes. However, analysis indicated that a twin-cylinder engine would not have been able to produce the required amount of power, more than 230 hp (170 kW), without excessively increasing the number of revs. A twin would have had to rev at over 17000 rpm, but this would require a very short stroke and a very large bore, as a result producing possible combustion problems …

Ducati Desmocedici V4 990 RR with installated Verheul Tank-Bag, Crashpads on front, rear and Engine. Video riding away with open racing silencer kit Termignoni. Tankbag and crashpads, and Termignoni exhausts (all brands) available by Verheul Leathers & Motorcycle Gear, info@verheul.nu, www.verheul.nu, phone: 0031 – (0)546 – 641689

There is no doubt that the new Bimota DB7 is a stunning machine, but is it good enough to take on the cream of the Italian crop? To find out we took along the video camera as all three motorcycles were put through there paces at the Misano circuit in Italy. Satisfy all your motorcycle needs at www.motorcyclenews.com

streetfire.net brings you the Toyota Ducati Desmisedia straight from SEMA 2008. This special edition Tundra was custom built and equipped with everything you would need for race day, including a k Ducati Desmosedici RR.

Just as we were all thinking the Ducati 1098 was the best V-twin ever, out of nowhere Ducati’s 1198 appears and you can see it here in our video. MCN senior road tester travelled to Portugal’s Circuito de Algarve to get the first ride of Ducati’s 1198 to see if bigger does mean better. Watch the video to see how the motorcycle got on and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday 26, 2008.