Ducati corse 2003: inside the new 999 and 749 Superbikes. (Ridden & Rated).(Product/Service Evaluation)

Rider, April, 2003 by Freund, Ken

Ducati has pinned the throttle and revamped its entire sportbike line for 2003. We've had the opportunity to briefly ride most of the eight new bikes at various introductions here and abroad. Here is a report on the 999 and 749 Superbikes--next month we'll cover the new Supers port line.

Every so often

there's a story in the news about twins who are separated shortly after birth, yet go on to do amazingly similar things. Such is the case with this sporty new Ducati duo, the Testastretta 999 and 749 Superbikes.

While the 999 version is Ducati's flagship, both it and the 749 look the same, and share the same architecture and most specs other than displacement. Because many of the changes from the prior 998/748 series involve outward...

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