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What’s more fun than loose surfaces and a whole lot of suspension travel? Adding gobs of power to the mix, of course. Audi and Ducati have done exactly that with their new RS Q e-tron and DesertX models, which they recently debuted at an off-roading event on the Italian island of Sardinia.
Audi and
Although I was born and raised in Virginia and North Carolina, I’ve done relatively little riding in the two states. When I got my first motorcycle license, I literally packed my belongings on my bike and set out for California the next day for a three-month, 11,000-mile tour. So, when I received the invitation to my 40th high school reunion (OK, 41st. Thanks, Covid.), thoughts of spending some quality, two-wheeled time in the mountains of my home states immediately came to mind.
After reaching out to Ducati, I was informed that I could pick up a 2021 Ducati Multistrada
Ducati’s power cruiser is unusual, but absolutely entertaining.
There are motorcycles whose existence makes perfect sense and then there are some that don’t make any sense at all. Case in point, the Ducati XDiavel Blackstar. It is Ducati’s take on a cruiser and, by definition, these motorcycles are supposed to be the relaxed, gentle way of covering kilometres. If only someone had told the blokes at Bologna that. Because the XDiavel is anything but a typical cruiser.
Ok, so the design does suggest that the XDiavel is a cruiser. It’s apparent in its long, low-slung
It’s hard to beat a road-race version of a touring bike wearing dirt-bike aesthetics
Pikes Peak is the most famous street race in America. With 156 death-defying corners twisting some 19.99 kilometres up a grade that averages 7.2 per cent — steep enough that Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, for whom the mountain is obviously named, swore it would never be scaled by man — it’s also the most dangerous. Dangerous enough
As I observed to my Ducati host just before we started up the mountain toward Idyllwild (elevation 5,800 feet) from Palm Desert, California (220 ft) – this is either going to be one of the greatest rides ever or one of the worst. Pity the poor new model launch planner: If it rains hard more than a few days a year around Palm Springs I’d be surprised. But logistics have to be laid out weeks ahead of time, and as the day for our ride drew nearer, the weather forecast for last Tuesday
BORMIO, Italy — It’s the engine. It’s always been the engine. From Dr. Taglioni’s trademark desmodromic valves and Paul Smart’s first L-shaped twin at Imola; to the ground-breaking 851 and the way today’s GP21 dominates the MotoGP straightaways, Ducatis have always been about the engine.
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Oh, gorgeous styling — stand up and take a bow, Massimo Tamburini and your epoch-defining
