http://www.ducatinewstoday.com Ducati News, Reviews, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:30:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation Ducati is as trendy as Apple these days and has become de rigeur in Hollywood. A (severely) modified Ducati Hypermotard feautured in Terminator Salvation and two Ducati will appear in Wall Street 2. Now Tron Legacy is the latest to have a taste of Bologna product placement. 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Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have the delectable 1955 Ducati Gran Sport (Marianna) as photographed by Phil Aynsley, author of Ducati: A Photographic Tribute. 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From March 15, 2010 to June 15, 2010 with the purchase of any new 2009 or 2010 Superbike you will receive a special track package that [...] <h3>Related Posts</h3> <ol> <li><a href="http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/07/ducati-announces-yet-another-sales-promotion-on-all-models-2/" rel="bookmark">Ducati Announces Yet Another Sales Promotion on All Models</a><!-- (18.0541)--></li> <li><a href="http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/02/two-ducati-legends-get-back-together/" rel="bookmark">Two Ducati Legends Get Back Together</a><!-- (16.8669)--></li> <li><a href="http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/11/ducati-announces-new-2010-models/" rel="bookmark">Ducati Announces New 2010 Models</a><!-- (15.5543)--></li> </ol> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tB--h3K2MyYxD5HfgDO66zmgwg8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tB--h3K2MyYxD5HfgDO66zmgwg8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tB--h3K2MyYxD5HfgDO66zmgwg8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tB--h3K2MyYxD5HfgDO66zmgwg8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ducatinewstoday/~4/PHCzYOoWUhA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ducatinewstoday/~3/PHCzYOoWUhA/ http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/03/ducati-announces-fast-track-promotion-with-doug-polen/ Phil Aynsley is a fellow Ducatista, professional photographer and someone so well regarded by the Ducati factory he attended famed Ing. Fabio Taglioni&#8217;s 80th birthday. His passion and talent overflows in his newly published work, Ducati, A Photographic Tribute. Ducati News Today interviews Phil and we hear his thoughts about Ducati, Photography, the Ducatisti he&#8217;s [...] <h3>Related Posts</h3> <ol> <li><a href="http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/03/wallpaper-wednesday-1955-ducati-gran-sport/" rel="bookmark">Wallpaper Wednesday: 1955 Ducati Gran Sport</a><!-- (13.864)--></li> <li><a href="http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/12/trick-tribute-to-ducati-750-imola-racer/" rel="bookmark">Trick Tribute to Ducati 750 Imola Racer</a><!-- (7.56379)--></li> </ol> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NATGDyqYC_He6BJRstIGIIQCuaM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NATGDyqYC_He6BJRstIGIIQCuaM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NATGDyqYC_He6BJRstIGIIQCuaM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NATGDyqYC_He6BJRstIGIIQCuaM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ducatinewstoday/~4/cB2TOm2xP8M" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ducatinewstoday/~3/cB2TOm2xP8M/ http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/03/interview-with-phil-aynsley-author-of-ducati-a-photographic-tribute/ Bimota has revealed a new, light weight version of their 2-valve, Desmodue powered model coined the Bimota DB6 Superlight. 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Visual impressions and photogallery after the jump. 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