The 2013 World Superbike Championship marks a historical year for Ducati. The Italian manufacturer is using its new 1199 Panigale RS13 superbikes in 2013 World SBK, which began at Phillip Island last month.And to help support the men who will pilot the RS13, Team Ducati Alstare’s Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini, the famous “Ducati Grandstands” have been organized for five rounds of World SBK.During these rounds – Assen, Monza, Imola, Nurburgring, Laguna Seca – special “Ducati Villages” will be built that will benefit people who book in the Ducati Grandstand. These benefits include a parking, free gear storage, and VIP and catering areas developed specifically for the Ducatisti.Speaking of the grandstands, Ducati says: “Lucky participants will also enjoy the many event benefits provided by the Italian manufacturer as well as the unique atmosphere generated within the prominently situated Ducati Grandstands. “World Superbike Ducati Grandstands Calendar:
Hello everyone and welcome once again to Motos and Friends, the weekly podcast brought to you by Ultimate Motorcycling. My name is Arthur Coldwells.
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In this week’s first segment, Editor Don Williams takes the smallest BMW ADV bike on an urban adventure in Los Angeles. The BMW G 310 GS is a full size motorcycle with a modest engine, so of course we wonder if it is a little too underpowered and might struggle. Don put it through its paces and gives us his take.
In the second segment, Neale Bayly and Kiran Ridley have returned from the Ukraine to Paris where Kiran is based.
Kiran is an award winning photojournalist, and as an accomplished documentarian, he has covered stories as diverse as drug smuggling around the Mexican border, to the devastation of the Australian Bush Fires, to the tragedy of the Mediterranean migration crisis. Neale and Kiran reminisce about their motorcycle adventure in the Ukraine, and their observations and experiences with the incredibly resilient people of Ukraine, who have been put through such brutal hardship.
