Ducati Douche baggery?

You decide.

Not sure what I should be taking from this, but I find it amusing. Seems like it was done for humor's sake, and perhaps to show well their TC, ABS, and Ohlin's suspension works - ? When one thinks about it, via electronics, a true "omni" bike may not be far around the corner. Seriously, what really separates one type of motorcycle from the next? tyre, ground clearance/suspension travel? Think Audi All-Road - ?

Seriously, Ducati powns on Pikes Peak with Multistradas (and having ridden with that crew, I can attest that they are wicked fast on closed circuits as well). Not 1199Rs. That doesn't necessarily mean that it's the most well-suited bike for the task, but if set-up specifically, it can keep pace with just about anything. So why not a 1199 with knobs?

As much as I enjoy ownership several bikes at any given time, this is where I welcome the potential of electronics. I would like to have bikes that are more multi-role capable; and while this video is perhaps illustrative of a ridiculous extreme to that end, it seems that this is where some companies may be headed.

For me, this is the stupidest mis-use of a design specific bike I ever saw. No point at all in doing it, ruining a good street/track bike to make this video.

It wasn't even very entertaining or impressive. I do have a sense of humour and irony but this didn't tickle either.

Why not also make a video of my Ford Galaxy entering the Paris Dakar? Or my kids pushchair going for the world downhill bike race?

A load of bollox.

Also, I couldn't help but end up feeling that the rider was a dick. When he spun up the back wheel to park the bike I just thought....."what a dick"

Expect to see more now that TKCs are available in 120/70 17 and 180/70 17 rears

Needs more wheelie. Can't the guy do a wheelie?

A SD with those tyres on a grass track...

I'm with Bic on this one. I think this use ranks pretty high on the stupid use chart as well.

LOL
I love it! In my opinion if you put down the money, you do what you like with it.
Bic as a designer, where whould we be without people trying something different?
BTW it doesn't do that good on the track and in WSB so might as well put som knobblies on it and take it off road...

I just saw an FZ-09 outside of Del Amo Motorsports this afternoon with those exact tyres....poorish man's adventure bike.

I agree with most....you buy it, it's yours to do with as you see fit. Having said that, I certainly wouldn't do that to what is arguably one of the best looking street bikes available.

As a designer I'm all for experimentation and going against the norm to innovate.

But also there is a saying that, "form follows function". check out the Ducati's spec sheet for suitability for off road use.

High ground clearance? Yep
Long travel suspension? Yep
Light weight? Yep
Wide bars? Yep
Stand up ergonomics? Yep

Oh. Well there you go. It's a perfect start for an off road experiment and people can always do what they want with their own money. Doesn't make them not a dick though.

Anyway, I was in a really bad mood yesterday.