Ducati Motorcycle Reviews

Ducati's sports tourer gets ABS and some flashy suspension for '06. But is it a credible alternative to similar offerings from Triumph and Honda?

The bike that saved Ducati was a design icon, which remained unchanged for 15 years. Forget the 916, the Monster is the bike that made Ducati what it is today

We head to West Sussex to test Jack Gratton's collection of Ducati's. How did we get on?

Ducati's Sport Classics are retro cool but about as comfortable as an Indian bus ride. Now, with added comfort, comes the GT1000.

Low capacity Monsters of old have been a little on the cheap side, so will this new model reflect Ducati's upmarket image?

We try out the Ducati Monster S2R 1000 for size. It boasts a 1000cc air-cooled engine, but how well does it ride on the roads?

When a racer has to pick a favourite circuit it will normally be one where he has enjoyed some success

Ducati's newest sports tourer breaks with convention and now comes with a three valve head instead of the usual four

Ducati's tweaked baby supersport twin gets a new kick in the pants and better suspension for 2004

Ducati have kept it simple, but the Desmosedici is on the cusp of greatness. Niall bagged a go

With 130,000 sold since 1993, the Monster has been (ahem) a monster success for Ducati. Now here's the sportiest version ever - the S4R

The new 2003 Multistrada. It's a practical, useful alternative to a sportsbike, but it can tour, commute and still cut it in the twisties as it was born on the mountain roads

They may not be the best looking bikes out there, but is there more than meets the eye when it comes to these presentationally-challenged secondhand bikes?

If you want a bike that makes you feel a million dollars whenever you ride it there is only one manufacturer to turn to

One of the most eagerly awaited motorcycles of 2010 broke cover in the volcanic heat of Lanzarote. Ducati’s complete revision of the Multistrada could be enough to steal top all-rounder tag from the BMW R1200 GS. Here’s how the first ride went down

Two bikes from the upper echelon of the motorcycle world, the £42,000 Desmosedici RR and the Samurai Type 5

Ducati’s hand-made and deliciously savage 1098R is unashamedly brutal, it takes no prisoners and makes no excuses. We lived with the £26k masterpiece for three weeks to find out if you can really live with such excess

Improved riding position and mid-capacity engine make new Monster 796 a very rounded entry-level proposition

Angry, stiff, unforgiving and verging on the unmanageable in inexperienced hands. BUT with a super-strong engine, amazing brakes and a soundtrack to savour. Hard work

The mid 1990s was the era of the racebike on the road. World Superbikes became massive, so the manufacturers produced exotic superbikes for the fight. And none were more special than Ducati’s bellowing 916SP or Honda’s mighty RC45

The SP version costs £10300 and that’s before you throw the really good stuff at it. It’s expensive, but more is more

There are two simple, almost foolproof ways to make your bike more fun: make it lighter and give it more power. That’s exactly what Ducati has done with its update to the original Hypermotard 1100, the Hypermotard 1100 EVO.

Does the new Ducati Monster 696 (2008) have what it takes to be embraced by the eagerly waiting ‘Monsteristi’?

The Ducati Monster 1100 arrives as the big brother to the 696. Look out sportsbikes, there’s a new monster waiting in the wings to leap out and scare you clean off the road