The Aprilia RS250 is a legendary V-twin two-stroke road going GP inspired motorcycle that satisfied riders needs for a truly excellent machine. Produced between 1994 and 2004 the Aprilia RS250 remains a modern classic today and continues to revel in the well-deserved hype that followed it from the models inception. It was 1991 when the … Read more
V-Due literally translates to V-Twin, and the Bimota V-Due was a 500cc motorcycle that was supposed to save the two stroke engine but instead accidentally killed off the boutique Italian marque in 1999. Although to be fair, the Bimota brand was revived again in 2003 so all is not lost and it wasn’t all that … Read more
The Ducati 998 is the last in the 916 series of motorcycles that have won over the hearts of motorcycle fans around the world. Even to this day the 916, 996 and 998 Ducati motorcycles stand out in a world that is full of mind blowingly fast sportsbikes. Massimo Tamburini, Chief Designer of Ducati based … Read more
I don’t know about you, but when Ducati first introduced the Panigale 1199 in 2012, I immediately started crunching numbers to figure out how I could afford one. I was still in college then, balancing a full-time career in logistics at night then going to classes in the morning. It was rough and I wasn’t … Read more
The Ducati 1299 Panigale was introduced in 2014 at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. Production began in 2015 and it was built to replace the Ducati 1199. The 1299 Panigale is Ducati’s most powerful twin cylinder ever produced. In 2017 Ducati replaced the model with a limited edition run of the 1299 Panigale R … Read more
In late 2004 the world was introduced to the MV Agusta F4 1000, five years after the hugely successful F4 750S. The man behind the original MV Agusta 750 S was none other than Massimo Tamburini, the designer previously credited with the iconic Ducati 916. With pressure on to build bigger and faster bikes regardless … Read more
The Ducati 1098 is perhaps the bike the world was waiting for after the iconic 916, a Ducati sportsbike in its purest form and at its absolute peak. It followed the Ducati 999 which lacked the sales of previous models and so the 1098 stepped the whole game up another level. Taking its style cues … Read more
When the world thought nothing could possibly be better than the 1098 from 2007, out of Bologna came the 2009 Ducati 1198 which would end the era of a long family line of superbikes from the Italians. They didn’t stop producing sportsbikes, far from it, instead in 2011 when the Ducati 1198 was waved out, … Read more
The glory years for classic Ducati fans was between 1994 and 2004. The Ducati 996 followed on from the glorious 916 before being replaced by the much loved 998. In that decade Ducati produced motorcycles that have created a lasting legacy. They are equally loved now as they were upon their original release. Ducati have … Read more
By the end of 2013 Ducati introduced the Panigale 899, a middle-weight version of the bigger 1199 which was the first in the Panigale line. The new model replaced the Ducati 848 and stood to be the leading superbike of the middle-weights with brilliant track performance like the bigger bike, but with more riding usability … Read more
Introduced late 2006 ready for the 2007 model year, the Ducati 848 replaced the 749. The 848 had to carry the torch as Ducati’s middleweight as the smaller sibling to the flagship 1098. The Ducati 749 had a short but good run and had been introduced by Ducati to re-enter Supersport World Championships in the … Read more
The Ducati 959 Panigale was introduced in 2016 as a result of needing to meet Euro 4 emission standards and the preceding Panigale 899 just wasn’t going to cut it. Getting its name from Borgo Panigale, where the Ducati bike was born, the Panigale name is synonymous with Italian precision and quality. The 959 Panigale … Read more