Ducati in the NY Times

[OT]

Hopefully this isn't a derby  

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/automobiles/03DUCATI.html

[DucHead]

"But that one American bombing raid, Mr. Lodi said, is why there is now a Ducati motorcycle."   

[Duck-Stew]

Thanks OT.  That was a good quick read!

[fastwin]

Yep, nice little write up! Hopefully the unwashed, unknowing masses will read that and know a little bit more about what drives our passion. [moto]

By the way, happy new year to you all!

[2001cromo]

Nice little new years nugget, thanks 

[Goat_Herder]

"Ducati is a company operated on Japanese business theories, German efficiency and Italian passion".

LOVE IT!

Edit: It's now posted on my facebook for all my friends to see 

[superjohn]

Nice read. 

[Porsche Monkey]

 

[Adamm0621]

Interesting, very interesting. 

[akmnstr]

Damn that brought tears to my eyes.   
I think I'll go home and give the Desmo pregnant dog a big huge.

[aaronb]

He looked around the 500,000-square-foot facility, clearly in his glory, and laughed, arms outstretched, “This place is like Willy Wonka’s, isn’t it?”

i do like to think that my bike was built by singing oompa-loompas

[akmnstr]

i do like to think that my bike was built by singing oompa-loompas

Funny that you mention that, I think that my bike was built by sexually deviant oompa-loompas that were into perversions  that somehow included chocolate and desmodromic valves.

[sbrguy]

i totally agree "and the last?  IS THE SOUND!"

that is so true, from the 1098r to the 696 they all have the destinctive ducati v twin sound that is better with Termis of course.

my personal opinion is that the sound of the d16 is probably the best sounding motorcycle there is, but that truly is "the ferrari of motorcycles" and out of reach for all but the very very very rich.

good article short and simple.