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2011 Ducati 848 EVO Track Comparison

Monday, June 06, 2011
The Ducati 848 EVO is dominating AMA racing's Daytona SportBike series, but see how the pretty new Duc fares in our 2011 Supersport Shootout Track comparison.

2011 Ducati 848 EVO Street Comparison

Monday, May 23, 2011
Does the 2011 Ducati 848 EVO make for an optimal street mount compared to its Supersport rivals? Find out in our 2011 Supersport Street Shootout.

2011 Ducati 1198 Street Comparison

Friday, May 06, 2011
The 2011 Ducati 1198 Superbike comes into our annual Superbike Smackdown Street test with traction control as standard equipment. Climb on and see how the Italian flagship motorcycle compares to six of the best open-class sportbikes.

2011 Ducati 1198 Track Comparison

Monday, April 11, 2011
If you’re seeking a motorcycle with the most racing DNA built into it, look no further than the 2011 Ducati 1198 Superbike.

2010 Ducati 1198S Comparison Street

Monday, May 17, 2010
Motorcycle USA puts all the 2010 Superbikes to the test in our Superbike Smackdown sportbike comparison. Read the 2010 Ducati 1198S Corse Special Edition street review.

2010 Ducati 1198S Comparison Track

Friday, May 07, 2010
Motorcycle-USA takes the latest Superbikes and put's them to the test in our annual Superbike Smackdown. Check out the 2010 Ducati 1198S Corse Special Edition.

2009 Ducati Performance 1098R Superbike Comparison

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
MotoUSA gets our hands on a Ducati Performance-built 1098R Superbike for our Modifed Superbike Comparison. How much good is a $70,000 Ducati?

Fabrizio’s Xerox Ducati 1098F09

Monday, November 30, 2009
MotoUSA rides Michel Fabrizio’s factory Xerox Ducati 1098 F09 in Portimao, Portugal.

2009 Ducati 1198 Comparison Track

Monday, May 18, 2009
Motorcycle-USA takes the latest Superbikes and put's them to the test in our annual Superbike Smackdown. Welcome to the 2009 Ducati 1198 Track portion.

2009 Ducati 1198 Comparison Street

Monday, May 11, 2009
Check out how the 2009 Ducati 1198 motorcycle compares against the best 2009 liter-class motorcycles in our 2009 Superbike Smackdown motorcycle comparison.

2009 Ducati 848 Comparison

Friday, March 20, 2009
Are you a man or woman of style? Do you have passion for elegant design with performance to match? If so, Ducati’s 848 may have your name all over it. Heck, it looks fast with the kickstand down...

2008 Ducati 848 Comparison

Monday, August 11, 2008
Exiles from supersport/superbike classes, Ducati 848 and Suzuki GSX-R750 represent two different middleweight takes on the high-performance sportbike.

2008 Ducati 848 Comparison

Monday, May 19, 2008
The high-revving 600cc supersport motorcycles take center stage as we gather six middle-weight track weapons for our sixth annual Supersport Shootout.

2008 Ducati 1098 Comparison

Monday, March 31, 2008
Five motorcycles of the highest performance, we get the best from Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Ducati for a little Smackdown.

2007 Ducati 1098S Comparison

Monday, October 29, 2007
Two exotic Italian motorcycles get into a catfight out on the street and track in this Superbike showdown.

2006 Ducati 749S Comparison

Sunday, June 11, 2006
Track testing is really what separates the wheat from the chaff, so we do double duty by spending two full days at race speed.

2006 Ducati 749S Comparison

Monday, May 15, 2006
For this year's Shootout we gathered six bikes from three countries with three engine configurations. Only one winner.

2005 Ducati 999R Comparison

Monday, May 16, 2005
We open up a can of whup-ass at PIR for the second portion of our Superbike Smackdown II.

2005 Ducati 999R Comparison

Monday, May 16, 2005
There's more power on tap in any of these 400-pound bikes than you'll find in a 3200-pound base-model Honda Accord. Hang on tight!

2004 Ducati 999S Comparison

Sunday, August 29, 2004
V-Twins are extremely capable sportbikes, as MCUSA found out in our street test.
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