Tag Archives: Ducati

Greg Tracy’s Sub-10 Minute Run Up Pikes Peak 2012

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This year saw two factory backed Ducati Multistrada 1200’s break the 10 minute barrier at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The Ducati team chose to run the dual sport bikes even though the road surface was completely paved for the 2012 competition. The Multistrada engines are tuned for more torque to power out of the hairpins and the road surface is still pretty bumpy even though it’s been paved. Greg Tracy replied to one of the comments of this video saying that the upright seating position of the dual sport bikes are better at Pikes Peak because they allow you to adapt to changing conditions in turns faster. He went on to say that superbikes had too much weight committed to the front tire which can cause problems like we saw with the Yamaha R1. Tracy placed second in the motorcycle class with a 9’58.262″.


Source: Greg Tracy on YouTube via Asphalt and Rubber

2012 Superbike Shootout – Cycle World

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Cycle World rounded up the the current crop of superbikes and took them for two days of testing at Miller Motorsports Park with Eric Bostrom. They first tested the “workhouse” bikes that cost under $20,000 and then pitted the winner up against the “exotics” that were over 20 grand. This year has been pretty interesting in the motorcycle industry because just about all of the big companies are introducing traction and stability control. Eric Bostrom says this shootout is really about who was able to best tame the power and inertia of the 1000cc engines.


Source: Cycle World Magazine on YouTube

Drag Race: Porsche GT2 RS vs. Ducati 1199 Panigale S

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Chris Harris hops into a 997 Porsche GT2 RS to go head to head with his counter part on a Ducati 1199 Panigale S Tricolore. He makes the video fascinating in his usual style by showing the 2 practice runs for the car and the bike. The guys had some trouble figuring out how to get the machines off the line smoothly given the ludicrous amount of power they make. They answered some questions and brought up some new ones for some sequel videos that I’m very much looking forward to.


Source: DRIVE on YouTube

Ducati Multistrada Biuta

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I think if I ever get around to starting a motorcycle project, it’ll be something pretty similar to this one. I’m a big guy, so I would need a larger dual-sport bike for proper ergonomics but I would still want it to be sporty. Carlos Roscio and his brother spent two years transforming a 2003 Ducati Multistrada into the machine you see in the pictures. They did a fantastic job bringing out what makes Cafe Racers/Streetfighters so beautiful. Everything is there purely for function and what’s not needed has been removed. The bike looks better because of what’s not there. Definitely head over to Asphalt and Rubber to see the rest of the pictures of the bike.

Ducati MS4R by Paulo Tesio

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Meet the Ducati MS4R built in Italy by Paulo Tesio. The bike started life as a Ducati Monster S4R. Paulo made CAD models of the MS4R so that a CNC machine could make the foam molds used to lay the fiberglass pieces. I really like the girder style fork covers. It also has a new rear seat frame that is interchangeable with the stock one. Paulo went on to say that he might produce more of these kits if there was a demand for it.

Head over to Racing Cafe to see the rest of the pictures.