Photos: Rossi and Hayden ride the 1199

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden took the chance to put in some demo laps of of Misano on the Ducati 1199 Panigale this weekend, resulting in some fairly epic wheelies. Fittingly, an Audi R8 was also in attendance and Rossi … Continued

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Suggested uses for this wallpaper-size image of Mssrs Rossi, Checa, Hayden and Giugliano: – Decorate the ceiling of your sweet custom van. – Airbrush onto tank of 1199. – Illuminate with blacklight, burn J, trip balls. – Apply to oldschool … Continued

Adey rides the Panigale

Everyone’s favorite street racer/personal trainer/male model/art director/fashion designer, Adey, just borrowed a Ducati 1199 Panigale for a couple days from Beverly Hills Ducati. You know what he did with it too, The Snake. Here’s what you’ve all been waiting for, … Continued

Is this the first totaled 1199?

This 23-photo sequence shows South African Superbike rider Chris Leeson crashing his Ducati 1199 Panigale in Turn 1 at the Kyalami Race Track. Chris was entering the turn at high speed when he lost the front over the track’s notoriously … Continued

Ducs in a row

Snapped at NOLA Motorsports Park by Pro Italia, dozens of identical Ducati 1199 Panigales are lined up in the pits, ready for the brand’s dealer introduction. Riding the bike on the track, speaking to its designers and engineers and learning … Continued

The 1199, naked

We’ve previously published CAD renders of what’s underneath the Ducati 1199’s fairings, but Ducati just released these studio photos of the bike, naked. Nothing new is revealed, but these high-res, wallpaper-ready images do emphasize just how compact the “frameless” design … Continued

The sketches that birthed the 1199

Penned by Giandrea Fabbro, also responsible for the 1098 and Multistrada 1200, these sketches reveal the process behind the Ducati 1199 Panigale’s design. If you haven’t yet seen the bike in person, it’s a radical twist on the sportsbike theme. … Continued