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Title: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Travman on March 11, 2010, 03:08:21 PM Probably just a silly rumor, but there may be something to it. http://www.passionperformance.ca/motorcycle/articles/7145/ (http://www.passionperformance.ca/motorcycle/articles/7145/)
edit: another article about merging with Piaggio http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010_Piaggio_Ducati_Merger_Rumors (http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010_Piaggio_Ducati_Merger_Rumors) I don't know how I would feel about this. Not sure how it would work. My current dealer has Ducati and MV under the same roof. It would be interesting to see Vespa, Aprilia, Guzzi, Ducati & MV all together. Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Monster Dave on March 11, 2010, 03:55:16 PM Oh greeaaaaaat....next thing you know, we'll walk into a show room and see something like this:
(http://motori.com.mk/images/stories/duc_scooter.jpg) [cheeky] Even worse, it'll probably have 3 wheels..... Oh wait someone aleady did that: (http://www.duccutters.com/GaryTompkins/Originals/ducati_trike_276.jpg) Just imagine the front having the two wheels rather than the rear... [bang] Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Slide Panda on March 11, 2010, 04:39:49 PM Take off the tin foil ;)
Though I'm not as much for the modern look of piaggio scoots, the original were/are iconic pieces of industrial design. Since then piaggio has cooked up some firsts, like a 3 wheeled leaner. Ok so the MP3 might not be a looker - but are reportedly a hoot to ride and you can flod them w/o fear of a low side. Done right, a merge could be good for both. Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Popeye the Sailor on March 11, 2010, 05:09:22 PM Ok so the MP3 might not be a looker - but are reportedly a hoot to ride and you can flod them w/o fear of a low side. I could low side it. Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: geoffduc on March 12, 2010, 12:55:25 AM [cheeky] Even worse, it'll probably have 3 wheels..... Oh wait someone aleady did that: (http://www.duccutters.com/GaryTompkins/Originals/ducati_trike_276.jpg) Dave there's allway's a reason! and the chap who own's the trike has got to be admired as he gets out on that bike in all weather's and is travelling on it to misano for WDW in june of this year plus all the other ducati event's that he can get to [clap] [clap] [coffee] Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: AdamX on March 12, 2010, 04:02:08 AM Oh greeaaaaaat....next thing you know, we'll walk into a show room and see something like this: (http://motori.com.mk/images/stories/duc_scooter.jpg) [cheeky] http://www.malaguti.com/modelli/view.php?mdl_pk=90 (http://www.malaguti.com/modelli/view.php?mdl_pk=90) [laugh] Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Monster Dave on March 12, 2010, 05:05:28 AM I was just being funny. I work with someone who has an MP3 and it's alright. I just can't see something like that translating over into the Ducati line very well.
Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: DCXCV on March 12, 2010, 05:37:02 AM <snip> It would be interesting to see Vespa, Aprilia, Guzzi, Ducati & MV all together. The Duc dealer in Tucson has all of those under the same roof already. Seems to work just fine. Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: AdamX on March 12, 2010, 06:24:04 AM Wouldnt be the first scooter from Ducati.
(http://klanrekyl.se/a/bilder/ducscoot.jpg) Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Bill in OKC on March 12, 2010, 06:53:47 AM That scooter does not have a trellis frame [bang]
Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Punx Clever on March 12, 2010, 12:08:49 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Inspiration for the monoque frame of the current GP bikes [cheeky]
Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Raux on March 12, 2010, 01:31:14 PM i gotta find that pic of the trellis framed scooter i saw the one day.
Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: yotogi on March 12, 2010, 01:51:51 PM i gotta find that pic of the trellis framed scooter i saw the one day. This one? (http://www.italjet.com/images/img_dragster_big.jpg) http://www.italjet.com/Modelli/Dragster/tabid/138/Default.aspx (http://www.italjet.com/Modelli/Dragster/tabid/138/Default.aspx) Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: Raux on March 12, 2010, 02:13:54 PM This one
(http://img5.werkenntwen.de/photo12/97dc7ca1b5531dd17c9ce4dc9028fb16/b/5/b5gcvvwz19vd0ka1qv1zhb5y00p.jpg) Title: Re: Piaggio to Merge with Ducati? Post by: muskrat on March 13, 2010, 01:24:15 PM if it makes them more affordable I'm all for it. I need a corse 1198 but bank said to go straight to hell. [laugh]
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