Come on guys, a Ducati is a Ducati.. the brand still works...
most of us (someone probably not!) knows what they are doing buying a duke.. joy and sometimes troubles.
Do you want a commuting bike to go up and down the M4 on every kind of weather? Please do not buy a 999...
I agree with the swiss collegue here..but we are talking of a firm in Bologna that faces japanese huge diversified corporations
it may be in decline... BUT..it is still...
...the only alternative to a jap bike
..not a 4 cylinder
..made in Italy (
)
...doesn't change graphics and model every 6 months
and there are a lot of other positive sides that Ducati owners can appreciate...
and..IT IS NOT true that all the Ducati services shops (or the service in general .) are bad and are "not calling back" ..it may be less organized service chain than japs, but eventually it works. If not, means that the shop owner, no matter the brand he sell, should change job..
So, recession? yes - it is a general one..
Less bike sold? - yes..
Brand decline? I don't think so.. may be when Ducati will start to do generators like Honda or jetskis like yamaha... yes
[Edited on 14-12-2005 by Brogins]