Think a new Paso with V4 and for two, preferably with panniers. A really good looking Grand Tourismo. That’s what’s missing in their portfolio. A replacement for their missing ST-series. Who’s with me?
The trouble is that the Paso name is associated with a bike that in most people's eyes was a failure and I can't see Ducati resurrecting the name. Apart from that adventure bikes like the Multi seem to seen as the successor to the sportstourer.. I've had both a 907ie and an ST4s so I'm familiar with the idea.. I currently have a Supersport 939 which is as near to a sports tourer as we are likely to get at the current btime.
For some, yes. I like the relatively light weight and low seat height of the Supersport. The current crop of adventure bikes aka the Multistrada variants, are just too tall and heavy for me these days.
But the Supersport ain´t for two, I can´t se that as a replacement for Paso or ST-series. But beautiful as it is
Yup. I just about manage my Hypermotard and Panigale, whereas the Multi I found a bit much for me in my declining years!
I have owned two Paso's in my life and my first motorbike was the cagiva Freccia 125 which looked like a Paso and was styled by the same designer Massimo Tamburini. I never understood why a bike with his signature still remaines so much unloved. The design cannot be regarded as ugly and the fit and finish of Ducati's in the Cagiva area was miles better than the generation before. Having a big 44mm Weber should have helped its reputation but more seems to have ruined it. When you ride one now, fitted with Shinko tyres, you will be very much surprised by how neutral and well balanced it rides. A sorted Paso is a thing to enjoy and I really hope that someday the bikeworld will wake up and realize this. Only then is a recreation feasable.
