SportClassic slowly on the way out.

[rockinthisworld]

http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/11/and-then-there-was-one-ducati-sportclassic-range-on-the-way-out/

 

[kirby242007]

....always found this range an oddity in the Ducati line-up.

I wanted one. Probably still do. I think the retro-cool style is garage-worthy.

I just couldn't get over the premium prices for such lack-lustre componentry (non-adjustble forks, 2-pot calipers that couldn't pinch a girl's bottom...). There weren't even suitable 'fixes' in the after-market. Every other Ducati 2-valver was a far better bike for the price.....

Wonder how they would have done if the offered the same level on tech-spec as the others? If only....


jdw

 

[BLOWJOb joeboy]

And right after I made a similar comment on the Vyper thread this appears.

 

[Simple Words]

I thought the same thing......

Though Ducati's homage to a bygone era (the Sportclassic), and the cruiser ('Vyper' concept) are world's apart, the target market is arguably the same.....baby-boomers spending money on nostalgic tributes to their lost youth...

May well be the reason they're winding down this series...

jdw

 

[colinh90]

It's a shame really. They're gorgeous bikes and a lot of fun to ride. They seemed to sell well too, in Australia anyway.