Posts under Tag: Ducati
Day 18: Duc, Duck, …Falco? – #29in29

Here is another one from the way back machine – this time from April 2003. Kenny’s Aprilia Falco and my Ducati 996 at Long Island’s Big Duck. Italian motorcycles and giant roadside animals… love was bound to happen.

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A Decade Under the Influence

When I stood in the driveway putting my gloves on, I could hardly believe that my gorgeous, red devil is now 10 years old. When I look at it, I still think it is one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made. In some ways when I look at my Ducati, memories of it being my daily rider seem like Read the Rest…

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5 Ugly Motorcycles I Would Not Want to Ride

It’s not what you ride, it’s that you ride. These 5 ugly motorcycles are exceptions to that rule.

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Loud Pipes Save Lives: Motorcycle Myth or Words to Live By?

We’ve all heard the phrase time and time again. Loud Pipes Save Lives Strangely enough it’s only the people who have loud pipes who seem to decree this. Coincidence? The clever boys and girls who make up the dry-clutch sportbike set have their own cutsey version of the saying: Loud Clutches Save Lives. Loud mouths don’t save lives very often. Read the Rest…

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Memory Lane: Stopping by the Rock Store – California

On our trip to California in June of 2008, one of our pit stops was to the famous motorcycle hangout The Rock Store. Apparently in the course of a weekend you never know who might turn up there from celebrities like Jay Leno and Arnold Schwarzenegger to the average guy just out for a cruise on his Ducati Desmosedici. While Read the Rest…

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Superficial Friday: Italian Motorcycle Beauty Contest

Born of the same pen of Massimo Tamburini, the MV Agusta F4 and the Ducati 996 are both stunningly beautiful to me. These two motorcycles epitomize beautiful design. On pure aesthetics which one steals your heart – The MV Agusta F4 Oro or The Ducati 996 SPS?

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