1199R: wrapped and ready

Here's a pic from inside the Ducati factory in Bologna. These Ducati 1199R Panigales are destined for the USA; the bikes are being shipped to Texas for the 1199R launch at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).

The picture above reminds me of the picture on the right, which was one of the first wallpapers I had on my PC way back in 1997.

The 1199R will cost an eye-watering £26,550 or if you can't afford that, you could take out Ducati's TriOptions finance package which over the course of three years could take the price up to £32,069 which sounds like madness but we live in a 'have now pay later' world.

Still, at 189kg wet and pushing out 170+bhp, you'd be mad not to.

By Ben Cope