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Filippo Preziosi: “The Two-Cylinder is the Best Engine, If You’re Not...
Head of Ducati Corse, Filippo Preziosi is a busy man under regular circumstances, and with the shenanigans going on in Ducati Corse’s MotoGP team right now, the former motorcycle racer is a hard man to...
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2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Redefines the Word ‘Superbike’
I often get lambasted in the comments section for being pro-Ducati here on Asphalt & Rubber, and that’s fine by me, because I am. It’s hard not to like a company that has basically defined the...
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XXX: Ducati 1199 Panigale Naked
The 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale represents a huge step in motorcycle design, mostly due to its frameless chassis or monocoque design. Using the engine as an integral component to the Panigale’s chassis,...
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Photos: Underneath the Ducati 1199 Panigale’s Fairings
We have shown pornography CAD renders of the Ducati 1199 Panigale sans fairings before, and immediately heard office doors around the nation close shut while trousers were ruined. Showing off its...
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Taylormade Carbon2 – Life Outside the Moto2 Box
David spent some lines of text yesterday talking about the lack of chassis innovation in the Moto2 Championship — a series whose spec-engine rules were supposed to be a playground for chassis...
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Honda’s Forgotten “Frameless” Chassis Design Patent
Before Ducati’s monocoque chassis design was all the rage in superbike design, the folks at Honda were busy toying with the same idea.Outlining a patent in 2006 for a motorcycle whose engine would be...
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Yamaha PES2 Electric 2WD Concept to Debut in Tokyo
Back in 2013, Yamaha debuted two electric motorcycle concepts: the Yamaha PES1 street bike and the Yamaha PED1 dirt bike. This was a big deal, because Yamaha said it planned to bring an electric...
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Would You Rock This Electric Dirt Bike from Yamaha?
Astute readers will realize that if there's a Yamaha PES2 electric concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, then surely there must be a Yamaha PED2 concept as well, as the two electric concepts were two-sides...
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The Carbon Fiber VanderHeide Is A “Gentleman’s Racer”
Dutch motorcycle-builder Rolf van der Heide calls his machine a "gentleman's racer" - we're not sure what that means exactly, so we'll just settle on calling it beautiful. The VanderHeide features a...
View ArticleYamaha’s Super Trick Electric Trials Bike Debuts
Electric motorcycles continue to gain steam, and slowly we are seeing the Japanese brands embrace this powertrain for their two-wheel vehicle designs. Today, we have the latest installment of that...
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Walt Siegl Motorcycles Debuts Electric Motorcycle/Moped Crossover
It's a stunner. It's electric. It's the latest creation from the Walt Siegl Motorcycles, built for the Haas Moto Museum in Dallas, Texas. The post Walt Siegl Motorcycles Debuts Electric...
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