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A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
In 2019, Ducati launched the Diavel 1260 available in regular and S versions. Among other updates, the new Diavel 1260 uses the Testastretta DVT 1262 engine, a new exhaust, reduced rake, and a 63-inch wheelbase. Cycle World dyno testing found the Diavel 1260 to have 138 hp and 85 lb-ft of torque. The base Diavel 1260 was offered only in black ...
In April 2012, Volkswagen Group's Audi subsidiary announced its intention to buy Ducati for €860 million (US$1.2 billion). Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piëch, a motorcycle enthusiast, had long coveted Ducati, and had regretted that he passed up an opportunity to buy the company from the Italian government in 1984. Analysts doubted a tiny ...
Ducati soon dropped the Cucciolo name in favor of "55M" and "65TL". Ducati 175 Cruiser, 1952 Ducati Brio 100, 1968 [4] Ducati Mach 1. When the market moved toward larger motorcycles, Ducati management decided to respond, making an impression at an early-1952 Milan show, introducing their 65TS cycle and Cruiser (a four-stroke motor scooter ...
A red Ducati GT1000. A yellow Sport1000 is in the background, with a silver Paul Smart visible further back. The Ducati GT1000 used a similar steel tubular trellis frame to the Paul Smart and the Sport1000, and the same Desmodue 992 cc (60.5 in 3) engine. It was designed with comfort in mind and intended for sport-touring riders. [4]
Ducati said it was the most powerful Monster ever, with a more track-oriented design. Ducati claimed the engine produced 97 lb⋅ft (132 N⋅m) torque, and 160 hp (120 kW), 15 hp (11 kW) more than the Monster 1200 S. It has the same Testastretta 11° DS, 90-degree V-twin used in the Multistrada and Diavel.
MV Agusta (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɛmmeˈvi aˈgusta], full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is a high end motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. [1]
The Ducati 999 is a sport bike made by Ducati from 2003 to 2006. It superseded the Massimo Tamburini designed Ducati 916 , Ducati 996 and Ducati 998 range of superbikes. This motorcycle enjoyed great success in World Superbike , and was raced in the series through the 2007 season, despite no longer being produced, pending rules changes by the ...