Piaggio to Merge with Ducati?

[Travman]

Probably just a silly rumor, but there may be something to it.  http://www.passionperformance.ca/motorcycle/articles/7145/

edit: another article about merging with Piaggio
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.   

[Monster Dave]

Oh greeaaaaaat....next thing you know, we'll walk into a show room and see something like this:






Even worse, it'll probably have 3 wheels.....

Oh wait someone aleady did that:




Just imagine the front having the two wheels rather than the rear...

[Slide Panda]

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.

[Popeye the Sailor]

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.

[geoffduc]

Even worse, it'll probably have 3 wheels.....

Oh wait someone aleady did that:

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 

[AdamX]

Oh greeaaaaaat....next thing you know, we'll walk into a show room and see something like this:

http://www.malaguti.com/modelli/view.php?mdl_pk=90 

[Monster Dave]

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.

[DCXCV]

<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.

[AdamX]

Wouldnt be the first scooter from Ducati.

[Bill in OKC]

That scooter does not have a trellis frame 

[Punx Clever]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Inspiration for the monoque frame of the current GP bikes 

[Raux]

i gotta find that pic of the trellis framed scooter i saw the one day.

[yotogi]

i gotta find that pic of the trellis framed scooter i saw the one day.

This one?


http://www.italjet.com/Modelli/Dragster/tabid/138/Default.aspx

[Raux]

This one

[muskrat]

if it makes them more affordable I'm all for it.  I need a corse 1198 but bank said to go straight to hell.