There’s making a statement, then there’s this: a pukka litre sports bike from China that has the potential to cause shivers down the spine of every traditional market leader.
It’s not every day you get to poke around inside the Ducati factory, and it’s even rarer to get an uncensored look at the most potent production bike motor they’ve ever made… the Desmosedici Stradale V4 R.
Here’s a feature from the Fast Bikes Archive from back in the summer of 2011 when we did a lap of the TT course with the irrepressible John McGuinness…
We’ve just remembered that we’ve got this for you guys to download! It’s our French Alps Route Guide from 2011, and we’ve hosted the whole thing online for you to download or print whenever you need to.
If you’re on a mission to save trees (or to pretend to ‘the boss’ that you’re not spending cash on mag subscriptions), you might want to consider subscribing to one of our new Fast Bikes digital editions.
Fagan grabbed the ticket to Gran Canaria for the official world launch of the new 2012 KTM 690 Duke – here’s his first impressions, and some video footage, ahead of the full launch report in next month’s issue.
Hot on the heels of the Nuda 900 R, Husqvarna has released details of another new model – the Concept Strada – which was unveiled at the Salon de la Moto show in Paris.
The show is nearly over folks – so if you’ve not ventured to the NEC yet to sample the delights of this year’s Motorcycle Live, you need to get on with it!
Some fantastic news from Yamaha – they’re reducing the retail price of some of their best bikes, effective immediately on existing stock and 2012 models. The models affected are:
