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DUCATI SET TO
BLITZ 2016
D
ucati is gearing up for one of the biggest years
in their history, with news the company will
bring nine new machines to market in 2016.
The first of these we already know, with details
emerging over the past week of the new Monster
1200 R (that Cycle News is currently en route to
Spain to test), with the remainder of these ma-
chines set to be unveiled at the EICMA Show in
Milan November 17-22.
"The year 2016 will see continued growth at
Ducati," stated Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Duca-
ti Motor Holding. "No less than nine new models,
including the just-unveiled Monster 1200 R, will be
joining the 2016 range. Never before has Ducati
presented so many new bikes and EICMA will pro-
vide the perfect platform on which to show them
to all to our enthusiastic customers.
"Two of these will take us into segments in
which we're currently not present and this is going
to be one of the greatest challenges of 2016: to
extend the Ducati hallmarks of style and perfor-
mance to motorcyclists who were—until now—be-
yond our reach."
This will include the revamped Ducati
Diavel, which has now been aimed further towards
cruiser riders with the addition of belt final drive
and floorboards.
Ducati has experienced a stellar first six months
of 2016, with international sales seeing a 22 per-
cent growth with 32,600 machines finding new
owners. This means Ducati is on target to break
the 50,000 new machines barrier, which would
be a first in the company's history.
"Our main goal is not so much the pursuit of
ever-greater volumes but, rather, to keep on sur-
prising our customers with awe-inspiring bikes,"
Domenicali continued. "The increase in sales is
simply a consequence of just how incredibly well-
received our products are—products that stem
from implementing strategies that are in keeping
with our identity, looking to new markets and tak-
ing on tough new challenges every day."
Rennie Scaysbrook
Domenicali has huge plans for Ducati in 2016.
SUZUKI RECURSION A
STEP CLOSER
T
he turbocharged Suzuki Recursion looks to be
a step closer to production following news the
company has trademarked the name "Recursion"
in the U.S. and Europe.
The Suzuki Recursion concept machine first
appeared back in 2013, featuring a turbocharged
588cc parallel-twin four-stroke engine Suzuki
claimed would be 50 percent more fuel efficient
than a current 600cc supersport machine.
