2016 959 Panigale

Ducati's new entry-level racebike is now a litre-bike (...shaking my head a little).



 I have a number of friends with 899's and most of them agree it was plenty of bike, but Ducati took the 899 engine and bored it out to a 959cc displacement, increasing the horsepower from 148 to 157.
 This awful looking exhaust will only be present on the Euro models, as American imports will have the typical exhaust, ending at the bottom of the scoop.

2016 Multistrada 1200 Enduro 

Ducati's new enduro/offroad crossover bike is powered by the 1198cc Testastretta 11° V-twin equipped with DVT variable valve timing for 160 bhp and 100 lb.-ft. of torque 2016
 The new Multistrada Enduro looks cool, though who but a rich playboy would really take this bike in the dirt?
 At the same time, if you want to go adventure-touring in style, this Ducati is the way to go.

2016 DUCATI XDIAVEL CRUISER

Honestly, the XDiavel was a little weird, with my feet about parallel to my hands in riding position.

  However, Ducati's first foray into the cruiser market brings a belt-driven Testastretta 11° 1198cc V-twin, enlarged to 1262cc, with 156 horsepower.

2016 DUCATI SCRAMBER FLAT TRACK PRO & SIXTY2

  Ducati's new line of 399cc Scramblers is all about the youth market.
The new Ducati Sixty2 Scrambler will conform to Europe's A2 regulations, making it attractive to young riders with only a junior motorcycle license.

  with games and branded collateral everywhere. 

2016 Monster 1200R

 The new Monster 1200R is the most powerful naked bike ever built by Ducati.
 I still like it far better than the XDiavel

HYPERMOTARD 939

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© 2015 Tigh Loughhead

A buddy of mine is taking this bike across the country.

 Inspired by Antihero's coast to coast 1199 Panigale trip (see here for a detailed travelogue), he's going to take a month off of work and drive from New York City down through Tennessee, Oklahoma, through the Southwest; then back up to San Francisco.
 I thought it might be uncomfortable to do 300 miles a day for four weeks straight on my Monster, but I can't imagine this trip on a Superbike.


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Fashioned after the Desmosedici MotoGP racing bike, DesmosediciRR is the road-legal version. . 
 The Desmosedici RR goes from 0-100 mph 5.53 seconds, offering 177 horsepower and a top speed of 191 mil

The bike was eventually launched at the 2006 Italian MotoGP event at Mugello, with production beginning in December 2007 and the first customer orders delivered from January 2008. -from Wikipedia
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Every year (*ahem, during my two seasons on the road), we gather together on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and ride up to Oley, Pennsylvania to the Fire Station to give thanks for our beautiful bikes.

I was still a little sore after riding down from NYC on Thanksgiving Day in 27 degree weather for four hours, but I braved the cold for a last ride of the season.  But I had to pack up my bike for the long haul *(a 7 1/2 hour train and bus ride to Philadelphia and then back up to NYC), so I snapped a few pics before I left.

There wasn't a huge turnout, and only a couple of Ducatis and Guzzis, but there were a bunch of cool old scooters and bikes, even a couple Harley Davidson's I liked.

























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