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Ductalk: What's Up In The World Of Ducati
Ducati News Roundup Curated by Vicki Smith for Ducati.net |
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The Speed Triple may have won “Best Naked Bike” in our 2011 “Motorcycle of the Year” competition, but that was before we’d gotten a 2012 Monster EVO 1100 stateside.
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Wasting no time, ripped and buff Ducati has swiftly filled the cultural-icon vacuum with its own special blend of bikes, babes and 'bunctiousness.
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Rabbit Hash, KY, Dec. 24 —
Lusting after a new Testastretta Superbike but paralyzed with worry over that first scratch? The new Ducati Certified Tossed (DCT) program lets you take home a sweet, sweet ride without the baggage of factory-fresh perfection. The shattered plastic is sure to give you instant chest-thumping street-cred all the way from the Rock Store to the Tail of the Dragon, and everywhere in between.
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According to Ducati Marketing Manager Paolo Quattrino, “Non-extreme riders who loved the Streetfighter’s styling asked for more ‘usability’—a new interpretation of the Streetfighter concept.” Check out...
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It starts simply enough. When we begin to ride, there are only two basic things we can change: speed and direction. As our skills expand, we quickly escalate to a complex system of those elements: the six controls at our fingers and feet have 37 combinations of on/off, use/rest. The multiples begin to muddy the arithmetic because there are 19 different ways to manipulate those six controls. But even that isn’t all black-and-white, because 17 of them are also variable in their adjustability; only two—gear changes up or down—are hard-edged. In other words, considering the variety of applications available for steering inputs and applying either of the brakes, throttle and clutch, there are literally hundreds of combinations requiring a deft touch to create smooth rider inputs. There’s that word again: smooth.
Read more: http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_1112_basics_by_the_numbers_code_break/index.html#ixzz1gQTRpbjy
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The story of the superstar racer, brilliant engineer and genius technician locked in a battle to find enough speed to make the scrappy, innovative factory world champion once again would make a great movie. Of course, in the movie they would win, achieving the ultimate success. At Ducati they aren’t that far along yet.
