In the racing world – both MotoGP as well as World Superbike – Ducati is on a roll. Leading both championships by a strong margin, it would be fair to trace that racing dominance back to the 1972 breakthrough of Paul Smart and the legendary green-frame 750 win at Imola. But if you search for…
The whole concept of “there is no substitution for cubic inches” was challenged resolutely in the 1980s by the advent of forced induction. Essentially boosting the output by shoving more air/fuel into the motor than it could breathe on its own, forced induction was not a new idea – but it was very new for…
As an iconic and rare model that moved the needle for the staid, German brand, the HP2 Sport deserves the press it receives on the pages of RSBFS. Essentially a last-gasp effort to make the traditional boxer competitive in a world that included Ducati’s sublime 1098, the HP2 Sport utilized technology and innovation to create…
Continuing Ducati’s impressive form in WSBK racing, the 996 model picked up where the 851 and 916 dropped off. Largely marketed as a bigger bore evolution of the revolutionary 916, the 996 was actually a pretty comprehensive update to the overall package. Now 20+ years on, the 996 is well into collector status and continues…
Near Toronto, Canada, just above the Great Lake of Ontario, comes this pretty Italian supermodel. The 851 is fabled for bringing together the trifecta of liquid cooling, fuel injection and four-valve desmo heads together in one fantastic package. So good was this bike that it set Ducati on a dominant streak in the WSBK racing…
Ah, the Turbo wars of the early 1980s. The best of the bad old days, when manufactures jumped on the technology bandwagon in the search for 1,000cc HP from a midsized motor. All four of the major Japanese brands offered a Turbo bike for at least 1 or two years, and perhaps the most rare…
Ah, the Ducati 851. Back to our regularly scheduled program. Aside from the green frame 750SS, the 851 is THE bike that put Ducati on the superbike racing map. Taking the base Pantah rubber band motor and dipping it into a vat of fuel injection, four-valve heads and liquid cooling, the 851 invented the modern…
What a week it has been on RSBFS! It’s hard to say what could top Monday’s Honda CB1100R, Tuesday’s Suzuki RGB500 or Wednesday’s Yoshimura Tornado S-1, but I think a BRAND NEW Bimota v-Due with ZERO MILES qualifies as a contender. Interested? Read On! 2003 Bimota 500 V-Due with Zero miles for sale on eBay!…