Ducati took the 1198 S Corse Special Edition, Multistrada 1200, and Hypermotard Evo to the Motor Bike Expo held in Verona, Italy, over the weekend. While the models had already been seen at EICMA 2009, they were on display again for the joy of the lucky Italian public. The 1198 S Corse Special Edition shows off a new livery, and is characterised by an aluminium racing tank, Ducati Corse logo, racing kit and Ducati’s traction control.

The full Ducati 2010 range was on show at the Motor Bike Expo, including Ducati accessories and clothing. Despite the lovely 1198S, all eyes are on the Multistrada 1200 to see how it pulls off its mix of sport with touring and off-road. Other bikes to check out were the Hypermotard 796, the Hypermotard 1100EVO and the brand new Hypermotard 1100Evo SP.

Ducati Motor Bike Expo 2010

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After Valentino Rossi’s interview with BBC2 about going to Ducati and subsequently saying that his words were wrongly interpreted, now Ducati has come out with their own statements.

Filippo Preziosi, Ducati’s General Director and genius behind the Desmosedici, which we know that Rossi highly appreciates the Italian engineer and that the sentiment is reciprocated by Preziosi.

Interviewed by the Gazzetta dello Sport during the Valencia tests, Filippo Preziosi, said that it was too early to think about 2010 (when Stoner, Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Rossi’s contracts are all up) but admitted that he wouldn’t mind having Rossi in his team.

“I think that it’s premature to starting talking about this, because Valentino has already said that he won’t decide his future until June 2010.”

If I would like to have him with us? I think that any manufacturer would like to have on their bike a rider that’s the 9 times World Champion. I’m not saying something that no one knows, he’s very strong. I think that our bike goes well with all the riders and it’s not that object that used to frighten riders. Stoner went very well all weekend and in the tests with this new bike. Hayden was fifth in the race and in the tests.”

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With a video that’s a walk down memory lane in Ducati racing history, the iconic company has launched their new Ducati Corse logo. Last year Ducati changed their logo and this year it’s their racing department’s turn.

It’s got the same shape as Ducati, but they’ve added carbon fibre colouring and a strip with the colours of the Italian flag.

After the jump you can check out last year’s video logo presentation.

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Can’t be at Imola next week for 12th round of the WSBK Championship? The Ducati Xerox Team, in collaboration with Ducati Corse will be offering a rare opportunity for those fans from around the world the chance to see Noriyuki Haga and his team, direct from the Ducati garage at Imola in live streaming on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September

A web-cam, positioned Haga’s pit garage, will be activated between 14.00 and 17.00 on Saturday and between 09.00 and 17.00 on Sunday and to access the live stream you will need to log on to the official Ducati site www.ducati.com.

More information will be available on the Ducati website from Monday 21st September and if the project works, Ducati will be offering the same service for the final two rounds at Magny-Cours and Portimao.

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