Royal Enfield to Buy Ducati ?

[Voltaire]

yeah naan.....:blink:



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/bikes/royal-enfield-revving-up-to-buy-ducati/articleshow/58567363.cms?from=mdr:eek5:

[EJK]

Would love to see a 200hp Royal Enfield.

[Laava]

Or a diesel Ducati?

[GrayWolf]

Or a diesel Ducati?

Just remember, HardlyRideitson, reknown for the 'potato, potato sound at tickover, now go chapati, chapati :yes::yes::yes:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Just remember, HardlyRideitson, reknown for the 'potato, potato sound at tickover, now go chapati, chapati :yes::yes::yes:

No they don't. Only very few bikes are made in Coor Blimey Land.

[Laava]

Must admit, I too thought the new HD learner bikes were made in Outsourcia.

[AllanB]

Appears to be a lot of speculation presently.

All denied by parties including Ducati of course.

I have often wondered why one of the big Japanese companies don't purchase a company like this on the side.

Sounds odd but if you think of a fairly conservative company like Honda they could experiment on the wild side with a company like Ducati at the more exotic end and if successful introduce it via Honda as globally acceptable sanitized 'Honda' version .....

Make money both ways.

Just a thought.

Plus both use red paint a lot!

[Brian d marge]

Oh my Lord lordy ......

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[Brian d marge]

Diesel do ,.

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[Brian d marge]

900 cx single cylinder diesel Enfield ....... Oh my I've just gone light headed....

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[Brian d marge]

Appears to be a lot of speculation presently.

All denied by parties including Ducati of course.

I have often wondered why one of the big Japanese companies don't purchase a company like this on the side.

Sounds odd but if you think of a fairly conservative company like Honda they could experiment on the wild side with a company like Ducati at the more exotic end and if successful introduce it via Honda as globally acceptable sanitized 'Honda' version .....

Make money both ways.

Just a thought.

Plus both use red paint a lot!
I can tell you Honda do buy all of the oppositions bike in the target market they are aiming at , then pull em to pieces to find out the strength and weakness

Unfortunately, the management at honda, there are a few good ones let's just say that....

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[rastuscat]

Putt putt putt

The new Ducati will be called the Desmo Naan

[mossy1200]

Didn't Aprilia win a bidding war for Guzzi against Ducati? Maybe they will just buy Ducati also and keep it Italian.

[Berries]

The new Ducati will be called the Desmo Naan
Thought they had just launched the Paneergale?

[pritch]

No they don't. Only very few bikes are made in Coor Blimey Land.

The 500 and 750 Harleys are made in India. The exception being that those sold in the USA are made in the USA. India has such high tariffs on imported motorcycles that anyone who seriously wants to sell bikes there builds them there. The little KTMs are built there too.

I only owned one Ducati, and I'm not a brand loyalist, but the thought of them being made in India could cause a tear to fall into my beer.

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/album.php?albumid=3878&attachmentid=228690

[Moi]

Didn't Aprilia win a bidding war for Guzzi against Ducati? Maybe they will just buy Ducati also and keep it Italian.

I thought Aprilia and Moto Guzzi were both part of the Piaggio group.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Appears to be a lot of speculation presently.

All denied by parties including Ducati of course.

I have often wondered why one of the big Japanese companies don't purchase a company like this on the side.

Sounds odd but if you think of a fairly conservative company like Honda they could experiment on the wild side with a company like Ducati at the more exotic end and if successful introduce it via Honda as globally acceptable sanitized 'Honda' version .....

Make money both ways.

Just a thought.

Plus both use red paint a lot!

the issue being that VW have made Ducati profitable and will be looking for a return on the substantial capital invested. I think I recall somewhere they expected the sale price for Ducati to be over 1.6BILLION Euros

[Voltaire]

The Space Ranger looks somewhat familiar.....:eek:
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/d8hoxlba0nm3qvzidzpx.jpg

or the unforgettable Super Bike:lol:

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/kdzikmgzomqapwwnuzip.jpg



http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/why-is-suzuki-helping-fund-this-chinese-ducati-knockof-1687556766

[HenryDorsetCase]

I'd buy a bike called the Space Ranger.

In fact I may get all the graphics changed on my current bikes to say just that. Its cool as fuck.

[Voltaire]

I'd buy a bike called the Space Ranger.

In fact I may get all the graphics changed on my current bikes to say just that. Its cool as fuck.


or OUTLAWyer.....

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/36/08/a1/3608a160f8baad8ac1b4fcdb691f88f9.jpg

[Daffyd]

The little KTMs are built there too.
https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/album.php?albumid=3878&attachmentid=228690

The little KTMs are also being built in a new facility quite close to us in the Philippines. Locally built 390 Dukes are predicted to be ₱40,000 (NZ$1170) cheaper than imports from India.