http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-new ... 20474.html
Is this how all motorcycle manufacturers are gonna go?
BASH69
2012-04-18 12:36:00 UTC
SDNerd
2012-04-18 15:36:00 UTC
I'd say the Japanese big 4 are already there: Huge and diverse.
Ducati, in contrast, is puny. Wholly owned by an investment company, who had purchased it from another investment company, who purchased it from ... ; if you're the current ownership management, and someone throws a couple billion bucks at you (and Ducati is not worth that) - you sell out. In fact, you take the money and run like hell. LOL - ask H-D about investments in Italian moto companies.
Ducati, in contrast, is puny. Wholly owned by an investment company, who had purchased it from another investment company, who purchased it from ... ; if you're the current ownership management, and someone throws a couple billion bucks at you (and Ducati is not worth that) - you sell out. In fact, you take the money and run like hell. LOL - ask H-D about investments in Italian moto companies.
KTM666
2012-04-18 15:54:00 UTC
The GT TDI 1198 is going to be worth seeing
Bert
2012-04-18 17:41:00 UTC
After all the shit we've gone through with our current car (Golf TSI) I've sworn never ever to buy someting from the VAG group again.
So, I guess I can scratch Ducati from the list if I ever decide to buy another bike...
So, I guess I can scratch Ducati from the list if I ever decide to buy another bike...
Stratkat
2012-04-18 17:48:00 UTC
Ducati has been bought and sold more times than Weeksy has changed motorcycles, no big deal
DribbleDuke
2012-04-18 17:52:00 UTC
Post missing.
Superdan
2012-04-18 18:06:00 UTC
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rac
2012-04-18 18:52:00 UTC
hi all
triumph also use ktm oil coolers , seen a pallet load in the factory , sure ccm oil coolers on the r30,s are ktm too.
triumph also use ktm oil coolers , seen a pallet load in the factory , sure ccm oil coolers on the r30,s are ktm too.
BASH69
2012-04-18 19:57:00 UTC
I wonder if Ducati will build Rossi a KTM he always dreamed about now that they have money.
SDNerd
2012-04-18 20:13:00 UTC
KTM , Radeator factory is masive ,its as big as the bike production plant ,they sit on opersit sides of the road operzit each uther ,you will proberley find they produce 90% of all the rads that are fitted to all European made bike's to day .
rac
2012-04-18 21:01:00 UTC
Post missing.
lc4
2012-04-18 22:36:00 UTC
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Schnauzer
2012-04-18 22:49:00 UTC
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Schnauzer
2012-04-19 08:28:00 UTC
Can`t be a bad thing, a good cash injection and some "Square Head" engineering
SDNerd
2012-04-19 14:14:00 UTC
Don't laught to hard, Bajaj already own 47% of KTM and publicly stated they want much more!
Blackduke77
2012-04-19 18:41:00 UTC
Post missing.
DribbleDuke
2012-04-19 19:45:00 UTC
Post missing.