A pair of high-quality blogs have caught our attention recently. Twisting Asphalt is a Southern California Duke based site by Dylan; musings and plenty of pics. He links to us, so we thought to reciprocate, we'll keep him listed over in the right hand column. Thanks!

Also, from north of the border comes Loud Bike, Stephen Munro's blog that does a great job of presenting his enthusiasm for vintage Italian machines, restoration and racing. Be forwarned, if you are planning on checking this site out while "at work", be prepared to lose an hour or so at the least. Recommended.

Ducati Corse will be unveiling the 2005 Ducati Xerox live on the internet. At 11:15am (CET) on Thursday 3rd February, the presentation of the official factory World Superbike team will be broadcast live via the internet on Ducati.com

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New product online announcement! Now available for browsing is our new Pro Italia Los Angeles t-shirt, the Desmo model. It comes in black with a bold white illustration of the Desmodromic workings.

A few new Monster items are now online for your shop from home pleasure.

1. A carbon fibre headlight fairing, with windshield, that fits Monster models 900 and 750 up to and including model year 2001

and

S4R/S4/S2R, 620/750/800/900 and 1000 Monsters from and including model year 2002.

2. Fibreglass headlight cowl and windscreen that fits M600/620i.e./750/800i.e./900/1000i.e. up to and including model year 2000.
This second item is a resting nicely on a peg-board in our showroom in a rich Ducati yellow color. Give us a call if you are looking for this item in a different flavor.

Also, one new product was added since the last post, the Arai helmet bag. It fits all helmets that they make and we carry and is a nicely put together bit of kit. Shrek it out in the Backpacks/Courier bags subset of Luggage section.

Superbike Planet is keeping us train-spottin', gossip mongerin', pre-season test info gatherin' types up-to-date with reports from the first MotoGP tests at Sepang. Superbike Planet

It's time to clear out a few of our remaining sale offers, so we have lowered the price of some of these items, your gain!

Billet bar riser fork crown for Ducati classic superbikes: was $289.95, now $99.95

Termignoni 52mm titanium exhaust system for Classic Superbikes: was $2756.00, now $1395.00

Termignoni 52mm carbon fibre exhaust system for Classic Superbikes: was $2795.00, now $1395.00

Ducati Performance carbon fibre mufflers with ECU - '01 S4 Monster: was 1799.95, now $1395.00.

This last one is actually newly added, but priced to move:

Ducati Performance aluminum mufflers with ECU - '01 S4 Monster: was 1799.95, now $1395.00.

Breathe a few new horsepower in that beautifully settled in Ducati of yours. While supplies last, 'natch.

A few more additions to the previous post:

World Superbike Review 2003 - DVD Neil H. stylee.
1:12 scale Ducati 999 model kit for you handy types, and lastly (for the moment at least) the Ducati Corse paddock flag.

Several new items are now available online. We're working to always add to your browsing possibilities. Freshly online:

Ducati Superbike rear fender (box swingarm) - carbon fibre
Ducati 999 bike covers
Ducati standard red bike covers (back in stock!)
Three bike stands (so far), including a rear stand for Ducati Superbikes with the new box-type swingarm.
Ducati Performance technical undergarments, shirts and pants.

Also, we don't have a picture of this yet so it isn't online, but while cleaning out the attic over the holidays we found a Troy Bayliss branded red bike cover, for your Classic Superbike. This item is Ducati red and features a bold #21 and a (printed) large Troy Bayliss #1 autograph. It has its own slip case. We have it available, only 1 (one) that is, in our showroom for $135.95. Caller number one has first dibs, assuming a walk-in hasn't picked up this rare item.

With the holidays over, it's time to gear up for the new racing season. In case you have not heard yet, Neil Hodgson came in third overall in the first testing sessions at historic Daytona.

As expected the Brit press are keeping tabs on one of their favorite sons, an MCN report on the Daytona tests can be found here.