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PostPosted: 18:30 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Audi buys Ducati Reply with quote
https://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9555e07e-888b-11e1-a526-00144feab49a.html#axzz1sK80X8wk

Good or bad?
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PostPosted: 18:59 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Who cares?

Not like any of us can afford to buy one of their bikes. Razz
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PostPosted: 19:08 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Re: Audi buys Ducati Reply with quote
rac3r wrote:
Good or bad?



I'll let you know in a couple of years time. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:12 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good. Better than BMW buying Ducati, and look what Audi did with Lamborghini. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:18 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Good. Better than BMW buying Ducati, and look what Audi did with Lamborghini. Thumbs Up


You can't make a motorcycle 4WD.
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PostPosted: 19:20 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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You can't make a motorcycle 4WD.


Diesel Panigale? Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:23 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think it could turn out to be a good move.

It could of been far worse, Chrysler could of bought them Shocked
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PostPosted: 19:27 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I dont see anything major coming out of it, they are hardly likely to be producing an Audi bike anytime soon Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:40 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would have prefered it stayed Italian. Dukes aren't really my sort of bike (twins and expensive Laughing ) but they have a certain style. Audis are just........................German!
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PostPosted: 19:43 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
Good. Better than BMW buying Ducati, and look what Audi did with Lamborghini. Thumbs Up


You can't make a motorcycle 4WD.


Laughing

You know what I mean.

The kept the good bits of Lamborghini (looks, V12s) and changed the bits that didn't work (bits falling off, appalling rear visibility, crap air con). Let's hope they do the same with Ducati.
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PostPosted: 19:50 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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You can't make a motorcycle 4WD.


Maybe the'll have a go at 2WD!!
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PostPosted: 20:10 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
dannymassive wrote:
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You can't make a motorcycle 4WD.


Maybe the'll have a go at 2WD!!


Would be interesting, hardly like it hasn't been done before.

Obviously was only in offroad applications however a system tuned for onroad use could be interesting if made to work well.
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PostPosted: 20:45 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
lilredmachine wrote:
dannymassive wrote:

Maybe the'll have a go at 2WD!!


Would be interesting, hardly like it hasn't been done before.

Obviously was only in offroad applications however a system tuned for onroad use could be interesting if made to work well.


I'll just leave this here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TrvXwoGKKU
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PostPosted: 21:14 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mmmm... Ducati Veyronsedici.
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PostPosted: 21:57 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I can't really see why they're bothering. It seems like a vanity purchase, they're unlikely to change anything - same bikes, same numbers, just in a different set of accounts.
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PostPosted: 22:07 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
shereen wrote:
I dont see anything major coming out of it, they are hardly likely to be producing an Audi bike anytime soon Laughing


You taking bets?
CEO of Bentley is Wolfgang Durheimer, previously head of BMW motorcycle division and the guy that moved them towards performance bikes. He is also Motorsports Director for VW group. VW are really pushing for a presence in Motorsports but with so many brands under one roof they risk competing against themselves resulting in a win & lose every time. To get around this they are considering diversifying, taking various brands into different motorsports.
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PostPosted: 22:12 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
I can't really see why they're bothering. It seems like a vanity purchase, they're unlikely to change anything - same bikes, same numbers, just in a different set of accounts.


VW are cash rich, $20 billion profit last year and already reporting record growth in the first quater of this year. They buy because they can.
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PostPosted: 22:32 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Marki wrote:
Rogerborg wrote:
I can't really see why they're bothering. It seems like a vanity purchase, they're unlikely to change anything - same bikes, same numbers, just in a different set of accounts.


VW are cash rich, $20 billion profit last year and already reporting record growth in the first quater of this year. They buy because they get a better return than having the cash in the bank.


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PostPosted: 22:34 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
D O G wrote:

efa.


Not true, they own the bank. https://www.volkswagenbank.de/de/privatkunden.html
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PostPosted: 23:06 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Chairman already rides a Ducati which is a good start!

https://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-industry/sold-to-the-man-in-the-audi-t-shirt/20474.html
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PostPosted: 23:57 - 17 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
Good. Better than BMW buying Ducati,

Yea, they might actually get them to make fast and good value bikes Razz.
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Ducati may produce a good racing bike in Moto GP perhaps? Who knows.
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dannymassive wrote:
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You can't make a motorcycle 4WD.


Maybe the'll have a go at 2WD!!


Just watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TrvXwoGKKU
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PostPosted: 10:08 - 18 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here's a suggested logo for them. As you can see, I've incorporated the ethos of resurgent German / Italian co-operation, and Audi's 4-circle logo merged with the 2 wheels of Ducati.

https://i42.tinypic.com/35iun81.gif
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PostPosted: 11:00 - 18 Apr 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Apparently they will be doing the Panigale and revamping the rest of the range, so we will have
The Panigale
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg

The 848
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg

The 848 Street fighter
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg

The Multistrada
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg

The Diavel
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg

The Hypermotard
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg

The Monster
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg

Now they may all look similar, but Audi have assured me, they are all different and styled differently, and the Panigale may be replaced at some point with a newer model which looks like this
https://ugc.ducati.kontain.com/photo/20111116/prod_fbf840d8-8fd5-44b3-b9ff-a1159e0402c7/tb_1920x1080.jpg


Specs:
All have DTRLS

Will now be ridden by everyone

Diesel variants on the way

Guidance system which will allow you to sit 2 metres from the bike in front of you

Deflection system which will use a reverse gravitational pull to push any oncoming traffic away when you pull out and don't check your blind spot/shoulder check, the bike will take care of this for you.


To be honest, I reserve judgement
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