Could this be the end to Valentino Rossi in MotoGP?
Could this be the end to Valentino Rossi in MotoGP? German media reported Friday that nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi will field a two-bike Moto3 team in the World Championship next season, with Italians Romano Fenati and Luca Marini as riders. Marini is Rossi’s half-brother.
Rossi reportedly has ordered two bikes from KTM and is seeking between sponsorship of approximately 1.5 million to 2 million euros for the team. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem considering the magnetism of the Rossi name and brand.
While Rossi has a contract to race for Yamaha through 2014, this move and the formation of his “46 Riders Academy” to cultivate young Italian talent proves he is thinking ahead to a life out of the seat. Rossi will be 35 next February, and 2014 will be his 19th consecutive season as a Grand Prix rider. The sun is setting on his riding career.
The “46 Riders Academy” is promoting and managing such young Italians as Fenati, Marini and Niccolo Antonelli as Rossi tries to stem the Spanish tide of World Championship domination.
Rossi said last month at Indianapolis and this week at Misano that he would not field a Moto3 team next year. But the German media report indicated Rossi has talked with IRTA about a spot for two bikes on the Moto3 grid next season and that he has made a provisional order with KTM for two bikes.
Source: www.superbikeplanet.com
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New Ducati 899 Panigale
New Ducati 899 Panigale
The engine has been designed as the structural element of the frame. As such, its architecture has been completely reviewed to ensure the best design in terms of structure, weight distribution and robustness.
The cylinders, at a 90° angle to each other, have been rolled back an additional 6° on the crankcase to produce a 21° angle between the front cylinder and the horizontal plane. This has allowed the engine to go forward, accordingly improving the distribution of weights between the front and rear end and achieving the perfect position of the fastening points of the cylinder heads into the monocoque chassis of the 899 Panigale.
The 899 Panigale’s chassis continues the innovative Monoscocca concept: different components have been integrated to give shape to a single compact and lightweight element that also enhances the rider’s posture to perfect the riding position. The monocoque structure in cast aluminium for increased strength uses the Superquadro engine as a structural element and allows Ducati Superbikes to be lightest-in-class. The monocoque frame is fixed directly to the cylinder head, and at its front are two aluminium bushings inserted with the steering tube bearings. In addition to performing the traditional function of a frame, the monocoque also acts as an airbox. Housed inside it, in addition to the air filter, are the throttle bodies and fuel circuit complete with injectors; and the bottom of the aluminium tank (lighter by 1.9% compared to previous generation Superbikes) becomes its cover when mounted in place.
The 9ME ABS standard on the 899 Panigale is a latest-generation system with two channels that performs combined braking with control of rear wheel lifting to guarantee not only shorter braking distances, but also the greatest stability during braking. Specifically intended for sport use, the 9ME ABS offers three levels of operation, each associated with a Riding Mode; in the Race mode, the system works only on front discs to allow advanced track braking techniques for expert riders.
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2013 MV Agusta Brutale 800 vs Ducati 848 Streetfigher
2013 MV Agusta Brutale 800 vs Ducati 848 Streetfigher
The Ducati 848 Streetfighter and MV Agusta Brutale 800 offer sportbike attributes and Italian cool. But which is better?
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Ducati Panigale 899 Spy shot
Ducati Panigale 899 Spy shot of the new has been spotted parked on an Italian street just weeks ahead of the official launch of the bike.
So as rumor had it, it comes with a twin sided swingarm, probably for competition perposes?
Grey 43mm USD forks as used on the 1098/848 in grey, not as pretty as the 50mm used on the 1199 IMHO.
No mono block caliper just standard as used on the early 848/Hypermotard range.
Looks like it is also keeping the wet clutch, bit of a marmite for Ducatisti’s.
Can anyone else spot any differences?
A test and development version of the new Ducati Panigale 899 has been spotted parked on an Italian street just weeks ahead of the official launch of the bike.
The bike is a smaller capacity version of the Panigale 1199 and can be seen have a series of changes over the bigger bike as the Italian firm has cut development costs to try and reduce the price of the bike. The new 899 will replace the ageing 848 model range.
The most obvious change is the fitment of a double-sided swingarm instead of the single sider seen on the bigger 1199 machine. The bike also has lower specification suspension, different wheels
A ‘baby’ Panigale has been rumoured for as long as the 1199 Panigale has been around and launched in 2011 but MCN knew these were premature until now for a variety of reasons.
Firstly, the Italian firm wanted to cement the reputation of the 1199 Panigale before it brought out a smaller bike and secondly, the 848 remains a popular and decent selling bike around the world despite the catastrophic sales decline in the supersport class around the world.
Also, the development of a new engine based on the ‘Superquadra’ was going to take some time and the firm only has limited resources with which to do this. It makes perfect sense that two-years of engine development work has now gone into this new 899cc V-twin which is expected to produce around 150bhp; up from the 140bhp of the current 848 Evo Corse SE range-topper.
The 899 is expected to carry over almost all of the electronic systems from the bigger bike; this means traction control, switchable riding modes, ABS and a quickshifter are almost certain to be fitted. It’s not known if the LED headlights from the 1199 are destined for this bike but it seems likely as the bike was designed around LED lights rather than a traditional halogen set-up.
Source: http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/
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