I had one of them. It was great and burned the KTM logo onto every slice. Pretty sure it was only 9 quid at the time too.
Its actually a step UP from the new Monster... Although, it could come in handy if you favor any of those new old school custom Ducati's. My friends would appreciate ANY extra room down there between me and the tank.
Now wait a second... Ducati can make bikes. They can make towels. Ducati full body face and hair clippers. T.shirts, jackets helmets. They have Rubik cubes to play with whilst lying on their signature carpets. But they still can't make engine paint. WTF! LOL
If they made decent engine paint you wouldn’t be pissed off and then probably keep the bike. When the paint starts coming off you then buy another Ducati. This way they keep selling us all bikes.
It’s all about the brand and sales equals more money coming into the company from items that have nothing to do with the core business. So like any business they look at every opportunity to make even more money off the brand, and a lot of that money comes from trying to make their customers stay loyal to the brand and to always keep buying Ducati rather than a rival. All of the items they sell are just like constant reminders that Ducati is the brand that you can trust, love and enjoy . It’s a little like secret brainwashing and lots and lots of highly addictive and desirable products are sold the same way. Plus it means anyone can have a Ducati , even if it’s a beach towel or a shaver.
I was on the website and saw that they are keeping the old style 1200. I think that new style will stay low in the range until gone. That new Triumph looks awesome and still shows a little trellis.
To be fair they’re only doing what Harley Davidson have been doing for centuries. And Triumph do it too.
Oh God yea, Ducati are only doing what every other top brand or manufacturer are doing in the sense of trying to make more money by selling things and endorsing products to bring in extra income. I guess it’s a little like overtime in the working world, nobody makes you do it but the extra money is always welcome to most people.
“No !! sorry Sir, only plastic. But we could always sell you a very very expensive Carbon one if you like. “