November 15, 2006

Service Changes Announced on 2007 Ducatis

Filed under: News, Tech Stuff — Jason Cormier @ 4:29 pm

50%

From Ducati.com:

“50% less maintenance cost on every 2007 Ducati
We are proud to announce that all 2007 Ducati models require less frequent service, fewer parts and less labour during each service and, as a result, greatly reduced scheduled maintenance costs – by as much as 50%.

Reducing the cost of service when you visit your Ducati dealer for maintenance is one way to measure the new quality of Ducati. It also contributes immensely to making the Ducati ownership experience as satisfying as the Ducati riding experience.

Research and development is the number one investment at the Ducati factory. This investment in performance and quality includes our factory processes, machinery and the people who build each Ducati. By ‘engineering-in’ quality through design, materials and testing, every Ducati owner will enjoy significant and quantifiable improvements in every Ducati motorcycle.

To a rider, the best measure of quality is by the riding experience. You can feel a new smoothness to the legendary Ducati L-Twin, a more progressive nature to the powerful brakes and more confident road holding in every turn. Reliability and quality – one ride is all the proof you will need.

50% less – 100% Ducati – standard equipment in every 2007 model.”

Ducati Maintenance Announcement

Hypermotard 1100 Released

Filed under: News — Jason Cormier @ 4:27 pm

Hot on the heels of the 1098 (and very much lost in its shadow) Ducati has recently released the details of the 2007 Hypermotard. Visually identical to the concept bike, the HM will feature the latest 1100 DS, 2V, dry-clutch motor from the MTS1100. Suspension options are as follows: basic model features 50mm Marzocchi forks and adjustable Sachs monoshock, while the S model will sport an Ohlin’s shock and titanium nitrided Marzocchi forks, with Brembo Monobloc calipers from the 1098.

2007 Hypermotard Line

November 8, 2006

1098 Officially Unveiled!

Filed under: News — Jason Cormier @ 7:32 pm

The new 2007 Superbike has clear styling cues from the original 916, and features a 160hp 1099cc motor and 381lb claimed dry weight. With an MSRP of 19 995$ CDN for the base model, it undercuts the price of the now-discontinued 999 considerably. Ducati is claiming it to have the “highest torque to weight ratio of any sport bike”, which would explain why it has been able to beat GSXR-1000s in testing.

2007 Superbike Line

SBK 1098