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I would just like to say a big thank you for all the people on here that recommended
Geoff at Baines Racing at Silverstone.
My 996sps has done 7,000 miles and needed a cam belt change and first Tappets/cam check.
Ducati main Dealer had said that it could be as much as £900 depending on what they find.
I phoned Geoff, His enthusiasm was amazing, we had a long talk.
He said if I wanted I could save money and and remove the fairings before hand.
When I dropped my bike off I was amazed how many bikes he had in for work in Jan!
One of the Old "Top Gear" chaps had just had one of his bike's dropped off for Geoff to work on.
On my bike he checked all tappet gap's than removed the cam's as it is the only way to check the pad's on the followers and found one worn through the Chrome.
He replaced that with a Nemans re-ferb follower. All gaps were then reset in tolerance.
The Ducati Cam belts cost £118 (inc vat)
The new Shims £60 and rocker gaskets £10
He also did a few other bits and...

So having done my 'man maths' I worked out that by trading my 899 in to Moto Rapido and buying a 1199R was a financially sound investment. So yes, although the deal was only done today and I won't be picking it up until the 4th of Feb, I'm going to be the proud owner of this...
I was on the brink of buying a 1299S, but there's just something about the 1199R that I couldn't resist. I know the 1299S is arguably the better all-round road bike, but I just want the R - albeit the early, not-so-good version.

To say I'm excited is a slight understatement. Roll on the 4th...

Hello all,

Picked up my new Multistrada 1200 S Granturismo today from Snell's.

Very pleased with it and the service provided by Snell's. Looking forward to some warmer and dryer weather now.

Considering some carbon additions and a slip-on exhaust, but no urgency.

The countdown has begun to the 2017 Ducati Team MotoGP presentation, which is scheduled to take place in the Ducati Auditorium, Bologna (Italy), on Friday 20th January for an invited audience.

The event, during which the 2017 Ducati Desmosedici GP and riders Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso will be presented, will be streamed live on the official Ducati website and Facebook profile.

The 2017 Ducati Team launch can be transmitted live in streaming by online publications, blogs and forums by following the information below:

Format: The streaming will be multi-bitrate with codec H264 - The format is HLS (HTTPS)
The streaming will be in Italian and English, with 2 different codes, as follows:

- ITALIAN: http://www.indaco.com/distribution/ducati/motogp_2017_ita/
- ENGLISH: http://www.indaco.com/distribution/ducati/motogp_2017_eng/


Furthermore, TV channels that wish to broadcast the team presentation can use the following satellite coordinates:...

Ducati ends 2016 on yet another high, with motorcycle sales topping 55,000
55,451 Ducati motorcycles delivered to customers
Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding: “The pattern of constant company growth seen these last seven years continues”
Andrea Buzzoni, Global Sales and Marketing Director Ducati: “Results on the Italian market were outstanding, with 20% growth”

Borgo Panigale, Bologna (Italy), 16 January 2017 – Ducati Motor Holding enjoyed further growth in 2016, delivering 55,451 motorcycles to customers all over the world: that's an increase of 1.2% compared to 2015 (54,809 bikes).

“Ending the year of our 90th anniversary with yet another record is a source of immense pride and satisfaction”, commented Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding. “2016 was the seventh consecutive growth year for Ducati, clearly confirming the soundness of the Bologna-based group's strategy and skills.”

This highly encouraging result also stemmed from the addition of new...

I'm in love
Excuse me looking rough, I'm full of flu

I would guess that most on here have more than one bike in the garage ,maybe non Ducati or even non Italian!...Just acquired this 1988 750 Gixxer as a bit of an ongoing project and Its screaming inline 4 motor is a perfect parry to my thudding 999S....

Got myself this tasty R6 for racing and general hooligan stuff this season. I figured it would be more practical for a first race season and keep the 1199R for trackdays for now. It was built for Hutchy for the TT but not used due to him breaking his leg. Its super sport spec with all the shiny stuff and looked after by the same guy since it was bought from the first owner. He's just done it's seasonal engine refresh and it's going on the dyno today. We're out to Calafat in mid february with Pacedayz so I'll probably get my first run out on it out there.

Holy sh!t what a noise !!!

VIDEO: Cover your ears! - Chaz Davies practice start | WSBK 0

received my under yoke stand for the panigale today. I know it's only a stand but as far as stands go this is top quality!

Hello all,

Just pulled the trigger on a new 1299 which i'm probably collecting next week. Sad to see the 899 go, really sad in fact. However it's going to a great home.

So yeah, I've decided to scare the shit out of myself with a nuclear reactor for a motor that is the 1299.. A bike that after I test rode it I never thought I'd buy.

Question, i've seen the bike out of the crate, it has a seat cowl on it.. I assume this is standard on the 1299's?

You may have seen that the writer, painter and art critic John Berger has just died at the age of 90 and you probably thought, so what? I expect most people on here have never heard of him.

But there is one thing that I bet they don’t mention in the media and that John was a madly passionate motorcyclist. He was a friend of mine and I went motorcycling with him, so I know. Put it this way: how many people do you know who get a Honda Super Blackbird 1100, then the world’s fastest motorbike, for their 70th birthday? And it’s not as if he was moving up from a C90. The Super Blackbird replaced a CBR 1000.

To be honest, John didn’t need such massive power as he didn’t go everywhere at Warp 7, but he did use the bike whenever possible and almost never used his old 2CV car which was full of straw in the boot. And he probably used it to go from his house in Haute Savoie to Paris, which is quite a big old ride so a large and comfy sports tourer would do the job.

His book To The Wedding...

Last year, not this.
I live in Shipbourne , about 4 miles north of Tonbridge in Kent and for the past 4 years every year between March and October when the sun is shining we get a Spitfire over flying our house. Quite a lot of light aircraft over fly but you can tell the Spitfire by the growl of the Merlin engine, I always stop and stare whenever I hear it. Biggin Hill is about 15 miles away and the Spitfire operates from there.
My wife, bless her, bought me a flight in a 2 seat Spitfire for last year's Christmas present. Here is an account of 30 August 2016.
The whole family got there at 12.00 and had to wait around quite a bit as the flight in the morning had a problem and they had to enliven the reserve 2 seat Spitfire, which was not fuelled up and the tanker driver was the other side of the airfield fuelling jets. HS162 and Lear and Bombardier private jets operate from Biggin Hill (one of which belongs to Lewis Hamilton).

Then we had a rather boring safety briefing which...

So today was a good day, I stumbled across an absolute Beauty of a machine. A 1098s with Baylis livery.

She's a standard bike one owner from new and with full Ducati service history. Just ticked over 6000miles and the previous owner was a gent and extremely honest. Nothing to hide and was great to deal with start to finish.

Wish all my purchases were as easy and smooth as this.

So drove the bike home 80miles tonight freezing and having to stop to warm my fingers up it was that cold. Not ideal for the time of year to be driving a bike but hay ho if there's a deal to be had you have to make exceptions!

I've only got the picture from tonight so here it is.

So happy

I wanted to take some time to send you my most sincere Christmas wishes.

I hope you know how much we here at Ducati forum value your friendship. All of you!

Both Rob and I wish you a very merry Christmas and may we enjoy many more years together as friends.

Have a great Christmas and New Year, and hopefully we'll see you all at some point on a ride out!

Well. I only went and did it.
Thanks to Bluey on here I'm the new owner of his 749s and he's the new owner of my cbr600rr.

Chuffed with it so far, albeit with more 'quirks' than the Honda. Not always in a bad way. But, I find myself wanting to ride it constantly. It's by no means boring. It runs lovely thanks to all the work Dan put into it, and the torque and noise is just addictive compared to the old i4 rr.
Was slightly nervous of the notorious Ducati reliability, but I'm glad I took the plunge. I'm just going to enjoy It and just deal with any issues as they come, rather than riding about worrying!

Anyway, thanks to all on this forum who have been a good source of research when hunting for a 749s, look forward to being more a part of it all now I've actually signed up.

Cheers all!

A collection of unique photographs that tells the Ducati story through that attentiveness to style and design for which the Italian motorcycle brand has always been so renowned
Nineteen iconic motorcycles - which include the 916, the Monster and Panigale - illustrate the evolution of Ducati Design
Over 150 photos in one large-format, high quality, 336-page precious volume

Borgo Panigale, Bologna (Italy), 16 December 2016 – Proud to celebrate its 90th anniversary together with its fans, Ducati has decided to make this milestone a memorable one with a volume containing a photographic record of the company's history, illustrating that attention to style and design for which Ducati has always been so renowned.

“Stile Ducati. A visual history of Ducati Design” published by Skira (Milan - Italy, 2016) is a true collector's volume, an evocative story told trough images, a sequence of unique shots that highlight the aesthetic value and the design of Ducati motorcycles.
The volume...

The last of the seven globetrotters brings the motorcycle and torch back to Ducati factory in Borgo Panigale, Italy
The most symbolic sites for Ducati, each one a milestone along this memorable trip
Globetrotter 90th: 30,000 kilometres over sixth months in an event that is already part of Ducati history

Borgo Panigale, Bologna (Italy), 16 December 2016 - Ducati Globetrotter 90th ends where it began, in Borgo Panigale, after having covered 30,000 kilometres around the globe. The Italian motorcycle manufacturer’s HQ was the final destination for Timo Schäfer, the last of the seven motorcyclists who, between 4 July and today, have taken turns riding the Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro around the world.

On hand as Schäfer arrived at the factory were Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali and many of the company’s employees. Domenicali congratulated Timo and the other six adventurous globetrotters for having taken on this incredible voyage with grit and passion, a trip that will live on as an...

I used to be a sports photographer, I was a regular at Mallory Park in the 70's. I was there for the Race of The Year in 1978 and took a number of pictures of Hailwood (my hero), Sheene and Phil Read.
The attached is one of those pictures.

After presenting the line-up of its new motorcycles and the 2017 apparel collection at EICMA 2016, Ducati has yet more surprises in store.

The Ducatisumisura.com site, which allows visitors to personalise racing suits using the configurator, now adds two new and attractive models to its range, in the form of the Ducati Corse C3 one- and two-piece leathers, exclusive garments produced in collaboration with Dainese and designed by Aldo Drudi.

The value of a fully certified garment is combined with the chance of having truly unique leathers, by personalising either a standard or tailor-made size.

For further information, visit Ducatisumisura.com