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Cycle News 2015 Issue 36 September 9

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IN THE WIND P32 LOS ANGELES DUCATI WEEK IS COMING! T he Ducatisti will be out in full force this month for the first annual Los Angeles Ducati Week, held at the Westlake Village Inn & Stonehaus Winery in Westlake Vil- lage, California. Off the back of the hugely successful Ducati Island displays at the MotoGP and WSBK events, the Los Angeles Ducati Week will see Ducatis from all over the world converge on the picturesque venue to celebrate all things red and fast and is the culmination of the summer-long Ducati Experience Tour and Ducati Demo Days that have been touring America. In ad- dition, attendees will be able to experience the Ducati line up for themselves with an exclusive test ride opportunity, including rides throughout the Malibu Hills. The Los Angeles Ducati Week will run from September 17-20, and more information can be found at http://www.ducatiusa.com/la_ducati_week.do. CN NEW COLORS AND CLUTCH FOR KAWASAKI'S NINJA1000 K awasaki's Ninja 1000 sport touring weapon is due to get a fresh coat of paint and a slip- per clutch for the 2016 model year. The new clutch comes from Japanese tuning heroes F.C.C (more famous for the F.C.C race team that finished second in this year's Suzuka 8 Hour), with Kawasaki claiming the clutch is 30 percent lighter at the lever thanks to the reduced spring load, something long distance riders are going to love. There are also new Lime Candy Green and Candy Plasma Blue color schemes in the works, but it's not yet clear which ones will be making it to the U.S. CN Like red bikes? Get to the Los Angeles Ducati Week for your fix! The Ninja 1000 (dubbed the Z1000SX in other markets) comes with a striking new blue color scheme for 2016!

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