Posted on 01/31/2008 9:58:22 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Tom Cruise is the first on the list to get Ducati's newest motorcycle a $72,500 superbike bristling with titanium, magnesium and carbon fiber technology that can scoot up to 200 mph. Cruise is scheduled to take delivery of the Desmosedici RR at Beverly Hills Ducati this week. Only 1,500 of the red-and-white Moto GP racing replica motorcycles will be made and Cruise gets the first.
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I have to say though, if I could afford one of those Ducatis, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Just because of the "mechanical cool factor." I mean, it's got a cassette transmission, GP spec suspension, brakes that are equal to those on factory superbike racing teams, and an engine that is a slightly detuned version of the one that set the all-time high speed record for MotoGP or Grand Prix bikes (just barely under 216MPH) the difference between this and the speed tests seen on big bikes like they Hyabusa, is that this speed was set on a grand prix road course. Lots of magnesium, titanium, and carbon fiber. I'm drooling on my keyboard right now...
Mark
That’s the 250! You know they did a great job when it looks like one of their bigger bikes.
Yeah, I’d love to have a Ducati too, I’ll take an S4R thank you very much.
I'd like one too, but here's the one I do have:
Mark
Nice!
I’m still saving up for my first.
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