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Mike
Am #124
Not really a bombshell its been in the talks for months. Nothing but a good thing for ducati.
"When there's a gap you either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that is designed to win races or you come second or you come third or come fifth, and I'm not designed to come third, fourth, or fifth. I race to win, and if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver."
Ayrton Senna
Great, now the electrical systems will need a ton of maintenance too.
-Alex
I can resist everything but Pete's mom.
It's still not over. Fita heir and Rossi's BFF Lapo Elkaan has been quoted saying that HE will buy the big red DUCK to keep ownership within italian hands.
It will be interesting to see what transpires between all parties involved.
Maybe not surprising that it sold - but surprising to see who came to the table first.
....and with a boatload of cash
Mike
Am #124
Ducaudi. Not quite the same ring to it
Originally Posted by obsolete
the fact instagram is worth as much is sad
Does this mean that Ducatis will now sound like a band of snotty gypsies?
Original
For anyone thinks this ISN'T a perfect match......
-Pete LRRS/CCS #81 - ECK Racing, TonysTrackDays
GMD Computrack Boston | Pine Motorparts/PBE Specialists | Phoenix Graphics | Woodcraft | MTag-Pirelli | OnTrack Media
The Garage: '03 Tuono | '06 SV650
They managed to do it right for Lamborghini! Although, if they follow that trend, we will probably see a lot more 1199s immolate themselves on the side of the freeway...
SVenpointsixtwo
2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin
2015 KTM 350 XCF-W
ducati will now make all their special editions and race bikes look exactly the same as the regular bikes but put a small s badge on the tank
Haven't they been doing that for years?
EVERYTHING is a repost
06 749R #0047
08 R 1200 GSA
13 Monster EVO 1100
Lol
Damn IT!! I had a whole slew of Ducari jokes for the Chinese ownership...
R O R!!!
Sam
Ducati seems to change hands about every 3 years....whats the big deal?
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
Muhammad Ali.
This. It's pathetic. Now on that note:
http://www.wimp.com/sellinstagram/
-Andy
2013 Triumph Bonneville
Does it really matter who owns Ducati? I could careless who owns them. If they don't change the direction of the company and keep on producing awesome bikes then there's nothing to worry about.
I'm surprised fiat hasn't jumped on that. They own majority of automobile in Europe
^not really true, fiat owns fiat, ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Lancia and Vespa. VWAG owns VW, audi, bentley, bugatti, skoda, lamborghini, MAN, and seat, and porsche owns barely more than half of them.
VWAG owns Porsche now. And FIAT does not own Vespa; Vespa is owned by Piaggio (along with Aprilia and MotoGuzzi and several others).
PhilB
"A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper." -- Ludwig von Mises
1993 Ducati Monster M900; 265,000 miles -- killed by minivan 30Oct17
The fat lady hasn't sung yet boys....
I'll be putting in a tasty offer a little later this week somewhere in the four-figures range...
I've got a good feeling about this.
Don't Fake the funk on a nasty dunk.
NEW STREET/TRACK: 2007.5 Aprilia Tuono
STREET/TRACK: '08 CBR600RR (SOLD)
'07 VFR800 (SOLD)
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