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[doogalman]

Looks good in Red doesn't it!!

[Rod]

Hope the price is equally as attractive. Figures being banded around suggest £11995 for the base model, which is a lot more expensive than the US market which is quoting $25K for the TriColore and only $20K for the "S" model which works out at £10778.00 for the latter. Why the huge gulf in prices. I might take this up with Ducati UK once the pricing structure is announced for both US and UK markets. The base model in the US is set to be around $15K which is £8083.00. How on earth can it be SO much cheaper than the £12000 we are expected to pay for it here. That's almost £4000 more for the same machine and given the shipping costs to the US, how do they justify the increase, when most European machines are transported by road throughout Europe to dealers. Air freight is a costly business, so someone somewhere is coining it.

[doogalman]

I find it amazing that if any pictures are about anywhere, that no one has snapped away with their mobile.
They are doing a great job at keeping it away from the publics prying gaze.

[Loz]

Plenty of folks have taken pictures, but they've been persuaded to keep them private ... they were made an offer they couldn't refuse.

[doogalman]

Originally Posted by Loz

Plenty of folks have taken pictures, but they've been persuaded to keep them private ... they were made an offer they couldn't refuse.

Still surprized none on the net.

[Loz]

It wouldn't surprise me to find that the "prototype" pics we've seen so far are all red herrings. (It wouldn't disappoint me either, to be honest, but there you go.)

Perhaps Ducati have taken truly effective steps to keep the new bike completely under wraps, as part of their marketing strategy ... whereas previously, manufacturers have allowed sneak previews as an integral part of the strategy. Whetting the public's appetite, so to speak.

[doogalman]

Originally Posted by Loz

It wouldn't surprise me to find that the "prototype" pics we've seen so far are all red herrings. (It wouldn't disappoint me either, to be honest, but there you go.)

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Mmmm me also