Ducati 1199 Panigale

By now, it is a unanimous opinion that current superbikes have reached their limits in terms of power outputs. The 180/190 PS that top superbikes from the major factories produce now is more than enough for even the best riders on the best roads, in the best weather conditions. It is only on a track – and that too, one with long enough straights – that one can properly harness all that extra power. Unless radical new developments in tyre Read More...

 Ladies and gentlemen- presenting Bangalore's and India's one and only Ducati 1198R Panigale in all her glory! The Ducati 1199R Panigale is the stuff of two-wheeled dreams are made up of. Registering similar exotic equivalence as the LaFerrari, the 1199R Panigale has full blooded Italian credentials. Pronounced “Pan-ee-gah-lee”, the new model breaks with Ducati’s Superbike tradition by adding a name to its 1199cc engine capacity (referred to as eleven-nine-nine), harking back to its historic roots in the Borgo Panigale area of Bologna. Read More...

The dot-matrix printer was good for printing your imagination in letters. Then came the inkjet printer, which you could use to print a poster of your favourite character from Baywatch, post it on your bedroom wall and set your imagination free. The latest 3-D printers can print three-dimensional objects of almost any shape from a 3D model or other electronic data source, primarily through additive processes and brings your imagination to life. So what would someone create using this device? Someone who isn't a Baywatch fan, Read More...

For the Japanese, function takes precedence over form and no one else will know this better than Ducati. When launched, the Ducati Panigale was a tad too loud for the Japanese market. As a result, the Italian bike maker had to add an odd looking exhaust, remap the ECU, which transformed what is arguably one of the most beautiful motorcycles available on sale today. The long tail-pipe changed the character of the motorcycle completely and added an additional weight of Read More...

Meet the Café Fighter by Gannet Design- the Swiss design and strategic consulting house who had us in awe a few months back with their take on the Ducati 1199 Supperleggera. This time around, the donor bike remains the same but the overall design appears to be a little less radical and groundbreaking- front man Ulfert Janssen would like to put the style somewhere between a mix of classic cafe racer proportions and a modern mono place street fighter. Thus Read More...

We've got to know that renowned Italian bike maker Ducati has recalled 2,083 units of the Ducati 1199 Panigale and 1199 Panigale S. This recall drive has been initiated owing to potentially faulty electricals. Ducati says that the effected superbikes, which have been manufactured between March 2012 and August 2012, may have wiring issues in the handlebar. This fault can lead to malfunctioning horn, right turn signal, headlight and instrument panel. This recall drive affects the bikes sold in United Read More...

"Perfect is relative, not absolute" and this so aptly applies to motorcycles. Where one design would leave a few mouths wide open in incredulity, there are a select few who think beyond the possibilities on the man-made concept called "perfection". And we happened to come across one called Ulfert Janssen. A Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Design from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, USA, Ulfert has been born and brought up in Germany. Founder and Read More...

Ducati sprung up an emotional surprise at the Brazilian people. Unveiling a Ducati 1199 Panigale S Senna Limited Edition for the Two Wheels Motorcycle Show to be held in Sao Paulo, Ducati paid tribute to the legendary Brazilian Formula 1 World Champion Ayrton Senna, who passed away 20 years back in May 1994. The Ducati 1199 Panigale S Senna Limited Edition motorcycle has been produced in accordance with the Senna Foundation and would be sold exclusively to the Brazilian market Read More...

Looks like the rumour on the Ducati 899 Panigale as featured in our earlier article isn’t a rumour at all. Italian Online Motorcycle Magazine Motociclismo have managed to procure spy pictures of the Baby Panigale aka Panigalina reportedly clicked in Lecco, northern Italy. To start with the cubic capacity on the side cowl has been hidden with adhesive tape. Stated to be a pre-production sample, the picture as reported earlier clearly shows a new dual sided banana swingarm in place Read More...