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Ducati Xpedition, New Zealand, early December

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:34:35 +0000

Riding New Zealand is fantastic, and now Ducati is organising a ride through the fantastic South Island… Press release from Ducati… Ducati launch Ducati Xpeditions, a three-day adventure experience in New Zealand • Ducati launch [...]

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A Desmo V4 Multistrada – the versatile sportsbike

Nigel Paterson — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 01:35:44 +0000

Would you like slicks or panniers with that? Maybe both – the new Ducati Multistrada V4 RS has enough wheel travel to cope with even light adventure riding (OK, maybe just the occasional dirt road) [...]

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Ducati does the Grand Tour

Nigel Paterson — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:15:24 +0000

No, not the crazy motoring TV show featuring Clarkson, Hammond and May, but an optioned-up Multistrada V4 S aimed at road touring. With standard panniers, a centrestand, heated grips and seat plus a few other [...]

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Ducati Adventure riding experiences

Nigel Paterson — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:16:37 +0000

Ducati Australia has launched its 2023 DRE Adventure Academy and Adventure Experience Programs, aimed at giving riders a chance to try out the latest adventure bikes, enjoy th elifestyle and potential improve their riding skills. [...]

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Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak – $45K of sporting versatility

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:49:09 +0000

The Pikes Peak Hillclimb was a challenge to both man and machine: and Carlin Dunne riding a Multistrada conquered it. Ducati’s all-road super versatile adventure bike was turned into a racer and won. That started a [...]

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Ducati’s Multistrada V-Four: more adventure, more tech, less weight

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:09:54 +0000

Ducati usually presents its new models on stage in World Premiere attended by a few thousand journos, fans and glitterati, but that’s not possible in 2020, so this year there’s five presentations over five weeks. [...]

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Gear review: Rukka Energator suit

Mick Matheson — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:27:45 +0000

There is nothing better than Rukka riding gear, in my book. I’ve had a few sets of riding gear over the years, including some top-end suits, and Rukka’s stands out as the pick of them. [...]

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REVIEW: DUCATI MULTISTRADA ENDURO

Mick Matheson — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 07:20:39 +0000

The Multistrada Enduro is so extraordinarily good you’d think Ducati had Dakar-dominating heritage going back years, not all that Superbike-winning experience. A handful of factors have influenced the outstanding result of the Enduro’s development. First, [...]

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Byways of the Olympic Highway, NSW

Mick Matheson — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:45:35 +0000

Next time you ride the Olympic Highway, make it much more fun and interesting by taking these byways that add spice to the trip. They don’t take much longer, and in some cases may be [...]

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BMW S1000XR first ride

Mick Matheson — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:49:45 +0000

BMW’s new S1000XR “adventure sport” bike is a superbike at heart with a civilised riding position and love of wild routes instead of race tracks. Based on the superbly sporty S1000RR, the new flyer is [...]

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