Ducati s big rage for india

Eying a big potential for luxury bikes in India, where tastes are changing from mass-market machines to high-end bikes, Italy's Ducati Motor Holding on Tuesday announced entry into the country with its full range of premium bikes, priced between Rs 15 lakh and Rs 50 lakh.

Ducati 1098R

Ducati 848

Ducati 1098

Ducati Hypermotard

The engine power of the Ducati superbikes would be in the range of 90 horsepower to 180 horsepower and would comply with Euro III emission norms, Chordia said. Ducati motorcycles would first be available through two exclusive showrooms in Mumbai and Delhi, he said. "By early next year, we will open three more exclusive showrooms in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai," Chordia said.

"We are very impressed with evolution of the Indian market. It is no longer an emerging market, but a strong Economy. I am very proud to officially announce our entry in the Indian market," Ducati Motor Holding CEO Gabriele Del Torchio said in New Delhi.

The company has entered India with the objective to be a market leader in the premium segment, he added.He, however, refused to give any specific volume or revenue target for the company.We will be importing 50 bikes this year. If we will be able to sell these (50 units) in the current year, then it will be more than enough," Torchio said.
Besides, the company is also exploring possibilities for considerably increasing its component sourcing from the Indian market.

"We are currently sourcing engine parts and other key components from here. We plan to increase it considerably and holding discussions to five different players," Torchio said without divulging details. A group of engineers from the company's facility would be visiting India next week to finalise the sourcing partners here, he added.
The company currently sources auto components to its only manufacturing facility in Italy worth 50 million euro from all over the world, of which India accounts for less than five million euro.

The Italian racing bike manufacturer today introduced four different models in multiple variants, which would be available in the range of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, said Ashish Chordia, Chief Executive Officer of Precision Motor India Pvt Ltd, the sole distributor of Ducati bikes in India. "We are not introducing 'Monster 696' model, which is currently going through homologation here. After the due processes get over, we will launch this model also," he added.

Below are the prices from CubicCapacity guys

Ducati model and price list for India.

Multistrada	Price in Rs lakh
MTS 1100	1,820,971
MTS1100S	2,072,205
HyperMotard
HM 1100	1,820,971
HM 1100 S	2,072,205
Monster
M 695	1,341,516
S2R1000	1,667,545
S4R	1,946,588
S4RS	2,204,535
M 696	1,378,097
M 696 +	1,423,598
S4R S Tricolore	2,263,396
SBK
1098	2,561,250
1098 S	3,025,362
1098 R	4,803,710
848	2,177,623
Sport Classic
Sport 1000 S	1,882,341
Sport 1000	1,763,436
GT 1000	1,667,545
GT1000 Bicolore	1,731,744

Via:The Financial Express

Ducati 1098 S/R 2008 sport bikes

The 2008 Ducati 1098R is the lightest, most powerful bike Ducati have ever produced. I will say that again – the lightest, most powerful bike ever. Considering Ducati are World famous for light, powerful bikes ( read fast ) that is saying something. The 1098R produces 180hp, weighs in at 165kg and kicks out 134 Nm of torque. Can I sit down now. This is the bike that Ducati hopes will take them to World Superbike success in 2008. With a top speed of over 187 mph, not an unreasonable target.



Based on the street-legal 1098S, the R has been overbored to 1198cc, increasing from 104mm to 106mm with a stroke value of 67.9mm. That’s a staggering 1.56 ratio. From a twin, in fact, this is the most powerful twin cylinder in history.


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The race-kitted 1098R comes complete with a pair of carbon fiber 102dB silencers and a dedicated ECU, with 8 ready to go profiles switchable from the instrument panel. Ducati also include a DDA (Ducati Data Analyser) and guarantee a 50% reduction in running costs this year. Gone are the days when the engine needed a complete rebuild after every session. The bike is available in one color and one color only – Fire Engine Red – nothing else will do.

The road legal 1098S is only slightly less impressive. The 1098 introduced a number of ‘firsts’ for Ducati and production sport bike design. The 1098 was the first production motorcycle fitted with Brembo Monobloc brakes, the first to have a data acquisition system integrated as standard equipment and the first to use an ingenious construction method for its weight-saving single-sided swingarm. Fully adjustable Ohlins FG511 forks with low friction Titanium Nitride treated sliders. The list is endless.



The 1098S is a race bike, make no mistake – it might be fitted with street legal lights, exhaust and a license plate but it’s a race bike. The riding position forces the rider to mould to the tank and seat, crouching behind the fairing. The chassis responds almost as though you were transmitting the commands telepathically and gives all the feedback you could ever require.



How could you not want one of these? If you don’t want one, there is something wrong with you – see a doctor immediately. The 1098S is almost worth getting divorced over. There are plenty more where that one came from, but a Ducati 1098 is for life. The only really difficult decision is whether to buy a black one, or a red one.