Really not tryin to post whore here, but I'm gonna throw the quote in here as well.
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/07/ducati-talks-strada-aperta-cru.htmlDiego Sgorbati, Ducati vice president of marketing in an interview with an Italian magazine.
"Ducati is looking at many segments,
scooters, custom, enduro, off-road...it's a normal expansion," says Sgorbati. "Before going down one road though we look at all the potential barriers, technological and distribution related. For example, how many of our dealers can sell a superbike, as well as a motocross bike? Also, does it match the 'soul' of the brand, does it make sense? What worked 20 years ago might not make sense today. [The Ducati Vyper cruiser] in any kind of near future, yes, it's out. Maybe in 4-5 years we would look at the custom market to as well as other segments to see where we could expand."
Hopefully if the do go down the scooter road they stay far away from that rendering at the beginning of this thread. Looks like you might be getting a call soon Roy.
