Motociclismo.it claims it has the first shots of the new 2012 Ducati Superbike. It also claims that the expected moniker for the new machine will be the Ducati XTreme.
Even with the rumored rumored 20bhp increase and, thanks to an ultra short-stroke v-twin and monocoque “frameless” design, a mere 350lbs fighting-weight, a little bit of my inner Ducatista may have just died.
XTreme? Seriously? You know, because tacky Red Bull-fueled gimmicks and cheap ESPN knock-off names really go with the whole timeless concept of Ducati as the Italian embodiment of classic grace and eloquence.
Maybe I am getting too old for sportbikes?
Even with the rumored rumored 20bhp increase and, thanks to an ultra short-stroke v-twin and monocoque “frameless” design, a mere 350lbs fighting-weight, a little bit of my inner Ducatista may have just died.
XTreme? Seriously? You know, because tacky Red Bull-fueled gimmicks and cheap ESPN knock-off names really go with the whole timeless concept of Ducati as the Italian embodiment of classic grace and eloquence.
Maybe I am getting too old for sportbikes?