Tommy's new ride...

**johan** · 31st January 2008, 15:49

TOM CRUISE - CRUISE TO RECEIVE FIRST NEW DUCATI SUPERBIKE

Hollywood superstar TOM CRUISE will be the first man on earth to rev up Ducati's latest superbike. Keys to the $72,500 (GBP36,250) Desmosedici RR model will be handed over to the Mission: Impossible star at the Beverly Hills Ducati garage in California later this week (begs28Jan08). Only 1,500 of the red-and-white motorcycles have been made. Ducati spokesman Michael Lock says, "We are delighted to be able to deliver the world's first production unit here in the USA to Tom Cruise, who is a well-known Ducati enthusiast." The new bike has a top speed of 200 miles (322 kilometres) per hour.

**jrandom** · 31st January 2008, 15:51

My ridiculous amount of envy is mitigated slightly by schadenfreude after reading the UK Superbike magazine review which stated that the Desmo' was a very difficult bike to ride, verging on unpleasant for anyone below professional racer level.

**007XX** · 31st January 2008, 15:58

Originally Posted by jrandom

My ridiculous amount of envy is mitigated slightly by schadenfreude after reading the UK Superbike magazine review which stated that the Desmo' was a very difficult bike to ride, verging on unpleasant for anyone below professional racer level.

Yes, that does alleviate things a tad, but not by much. Can't say I'm a big fan of his, so it doesn't make it any easier.

Why couldn't they choose Brad Pitt? He's a Ducati fan too.

**Tank** · 31st January 2008, 15:59

Originally Posted by johan

TOM CRUISE - CRUISE TO RECEIVE FIRST NEW DUCATI SUPERBIKE

Hollywood superstar TOM CRUISE will be the first man on earth to rev up Ducati's latest superbike. Keys to the $72,500 (GBP36,250) Desmosedici RR model will be handed over to the Mission: Impossible star at the Beverly Hills Ducati garage in California later this week (begs28Jan08). Only 1,500 of the red-and-white motorcycles have been made. Ducati spokesman Michael Lock says, "We are delighted to be able to deliver the world's first production unit here in the USA to Tom Cruise, who is a well-known Ducati enthusiast." The new bike has a top speed of 200 miles (322 kilometres) per hour.

Go easy on Tom - he has a hard life. Millions of dollars, beautiful wife, head of a cult. A free bike like that only makes up for some of his suffering.

**98tls** · 31st January 2008, 16:04

Well thats it then if Toms getting one then they will all want one,god imagine what they will look like when theve been blinged out/streched/lowered/covered in gold plating and 3d murals.

**onearmedbandit** · 31st January 2008, 16:42

As I said on another forum yesterday when the news broke, I now have a strong distrust of Ducati...

**banditrider** · 31st January 2008, 16:47

Originally Posted by johan

TOM CRUISE - CRUISE TO RECEIVE FIRST NEW DUCATI SUPERBIKE

I don't want one anymore...

**ynot slow** · 31st January 2008, 17:16

How does that sit with the Scientology philosophy on quietness and other bullshit.Hope he has his rayban glasses from Top Gun.

**Bren** · 31st January 2008, 17:45

one word....BASTARD....
make that 2 words.....LUCKY BASTARD!

**Macktheknife** · 31st January 2008, 17:55

I didn't know that Ducati were making them in 3/4 size?

**White trash** · 31st January 2008, 18:19

Yup, and I hope to able to provide a track test of one in only a couple moe months. Stay tuned.

I know. I'm a cunt. But I'm a lucky cunt

**onearmedbandit** · 31st January 2008, 18:22

Scienctologists are the authourities on everything, including motorcycles. They would've instructed Ducati to make it in the right size for him.

**Matt Bleck** · 31st January 2008, 19:21

Originally Posted by jrandom

My ridiculous amount of envy is mitigated slightly by schadenfreude after reading the UK Superbike magazine review which stated that the Desmo' was a very difficult bike to ride, verging on unpleasant for anyone below professional racer level.

You have seen Mission Impossible eh? Man he can ride!!