2014 Ducati Superbike on 2040-motos

Ducati Superbike tech info

Engine Size (cc):1,199 Warranty:Unspecified Type:Sport Bike

Moto blog

£4 part (almost) stops play

When I dropped off my trashed 848 to George White, along with a box of parts, I didn't realise how much work would be involved in preparing the bike for the 848 Challenge. If I did, I probably wouldn't have had the front to show up, point to a date on the calendar two weeks ahead, make everyone a cup of tea and then clear off. Truth be told, it's taken a huge effort to get the bike to a place where it's got everything it needs to go racing and I wouldn't be heading to Assen without the effort of Paul Sands (Sandzee) and Mike Collis at George White who worked all sorts of hours to get it sorted.

Ciao, bella! Quick visit to the Ducati Museum and Factory

The MotoGP room at the Ducati Museum located at Ducati’s world headquarters in Bologna, Italy. This span of Desmosedici GP bikes represents every iteration of the Desmo, including the number 1 plate-wearing bike  ridden by Casey Stoner. Just on the right edge of this pic is Nicky Hayden’s #69 Desmo.

Streetfighter 848, with added bling

Now, you could hardly accuse the Streetfighter of not being good-looking, but for those of you who want a little more, Ducati have - of course - produced a range of aftermarket accessories to add a bit of bling to the already fairly tasty Streetfighter 848.Most of the Japanese aftermarket add-ons (or genuine accessories as they're known) are either too conservative or remarkably pointless. Let's take the fake-carbon clock surround on the CBR600RR or body-coloured pillion seat hump on the R1 as examples from a list of thousands.However, the bits bolted onto this Ducati look the part and give it an extra air of brutality and not a single centimetre of rim tape in sight.Check out the pics below; that seat unit is a work of art.