VOL. 54 ISSUE 24 JUNE 20, 2017 P103
I
t's become a bit of a cliché
to call something a mechani-
cal work of art, but if ever a
motorcycle deserved that
accolade, it's the Ducati 1299
Superleggera. Dripping in car-
bon fiber, replete with titanium,
flaunting endless examples of
technological innovation found
on nothing else with two wheels
and a motor, the whole clothed
in bodywork of stunning beauty,
this latest testament to Ducati's
ability to combine exquisite looks
with a stellar level of perfor-
mance sourced from winning
countless races and champi-
onships, was launched at the
EICMA Milan Show last Novem-
ber as a limited-edition model of
which just 500 examples will be
built, costing around $90,000.
But if you happen to have that
much available to spend on
this two-wheeled example of
mechanical art, and weren't
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MILLAGRO/THOMAS MACCABELLI/RUDY CAREZZVOLI
THE SUPERLEGGERA
IS A NEW
BENCHMARK FOR
THE SPORTBIKE
CATEGORY—
IRRESPECTIVE OF
THE NUMBER OF
CYLINDERS
SAVING
BEST
FOR LAST
The
