I was told that Ducati are working on a whole new model for 2016 that will be a new segment like the Diavel or Scrambler rather than an existing model update. Unfortunately that was all the info I got so let's start the rumour mill going...what is missing from the range and what would you like to see?
I'm voicing rumors for a small version of the multistrada in the range of a 800-900cc engine & shrunken frame & body too boot.
Off road? Full-dress tourer? Custom Cruiser? Super Scooter? Traditional sports tourer? Electric bike?
1299 Streetfighter. Leave the engine exactly as it is, stick it in a trellis frame and bang em out at less than 14K a pop please.
"that will be a new segment like the Diavel or Scrambler rather than an existing model update" Panigale 300
ST 1299 Sports Tourer - looks like a Pani (sort of) sub 200 kg's with panniers and box (tuned for grunt) DVT? ... but I guess that engine will end up in a multistroodle (899 & 1299) shortly, which kicks that idea in to touch ...
... or two singles. A cheap scrambler 400 single made in Thailand and Brazil. And a quick, expensive 650 single (half a 1299) with 100 bhp, made in Bologna.