Tech cards embody performance and style of the Italian racing-inspired motorcycle giant

Borrowing from the lightning-fast speeds, precision engineering and colorful style of international motorcycle racing, SanDisk Corporation launched a line of turbo-charged flash memory cards—the SanDisk Extreme Ducati Edition CompactFlash and the SanDisk Extreme Ducati Edition SD Plus. Both have the quickest read/write times of the SanDisk portfolio and represent the company's ultimate performance products for digital photographers.

Ducati and Benelli to attend UK motorcycle and scooter show

As if the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show in the United Kingdom wasn’t already a much-anticipated spectacle, two of the biggest names in Italian motorcycling, Ducati and Benelli were recently added to the roster of presenters.

Ducati last appeared at the show back in 2005, while Benelli will exhibit for the first time, according to event organizers.

Aprilia Team Takes Home Lesson after Summer X Games 
By Yvonne M. Darling

Much to the delight of Team Aprilia Rip It Racing, two of its team members raced in the 2007 Summer X Games. Taking center stage, The Aprilia V-Twin’s debut added fuel to the excitement surrounding the games, which took place from August 2 to August 5 in Los Angeles.

Moto Guzzi Norge Wins “2007 Motorcycle of the Year” Award

Important news for the Piaggio Group in the “Motorcycle of the year” award held by the influential magazine Motociclismo. The opinions of more than 36,000 readers who took part in the survey were highly favourable towards Aprilia, Vespa, Piaggio, Moto Guzzi and Gilera motorbikes and scooters. This was true to such an extent that out of the 36 awards that Motociclismo put up (for the first three in each category of motorbike and scooter in differing engine sizes), 15 of them to Piaggio Group machines with five first prizes. The extraordinary success of the Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 that won the “Granturismo” category stands out among these awards.