| Author | Message | ||
     Interex2050 |
Now this was a surprise... http://bikez.com/motorcycles/ducati_650_indiana_1987.php looks like ducati was desperate to make some extra money in the US market... tisk tisk | ||
| Rubberdown |
Looks like an 80's Honda. | ||
| Interex2050 |
yeah, it looks almost like the shadow... If you want to be in pain ride one of those for 70 miles. | ||
| Spatten1 |
Shadow with a Guzzi California tank. I guess if it was built in 1987 it looked .... appropriate at the time. | ||
| Rocketman |
I've seen one in the flesh. I agree with all your comments. As it goes, it's a very rare Ducati. Please, no sarcasm LOL. Oh go on then! Rocket | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Bleah! I would rather have an old Honda VT500. Was that a prototype or did they actually try to sell it to people? | ||
| U4euh |
Kawasaki 750 LTD-dang there identical, cept the motor | ||
| Rubberdown |
I had a VT500 Ascot. Still a member of the Ascot owners group. Had some great rides on it. Hey Hugh, still got yours? | ||
| Buellin_ri |
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| Bake |
3 popups | ||
| No_rice |
i cant believe ducati made that bike, even in 87. its way off most of there stuff. reminds me of my dads 1 owner 87 750 shadow, hell of a good bike that is though. ah the memories, lol | ||
| Bluzm2 |
It looks like my old Honda Magna! Sure hope it handles better..... | ||
| Interex2050 |
No_rice - "i cant believe ducati made that bike, even in 87. its way off most of there stuff." my thoughts exactly as for the www.bikez.com site... if you can stand the pop-ups its a fantastic resource, they have almost any motorcycle you can think of on there starting from 1970. | ||
| Rocketman |
Did they actually try to sell it to people? That's a definite no! They actually did sell it to people  Rocket | ||
| Jayvee |
In those days Ducati was struggling to stay alive. Obviously ! | ||
| Mrh |
In those days Ducati was owned by Cagiva, and they offered quite the variety from the 750F1 to the 650 Elefant...and yes, the Indiana. Any resemblance to the typical cruiser of the day was highly intentional as Cagiva boss Gianfranco Castiglioni was quoted to say in 1985 "...Cagiva wants to build a custom for the US" It obviously didn't do very well, but the bike did fill out the range of bikes available with a Ducati V-twin at that time. They had the 750 F1 and its iterations for street or track, the Paso as sport tourer, Alazzura and Alazzura GT as standards, Elefant for dual sport, and the Indiana for the custom cruiser fans, both of them  . An admirable attempt at using one platform, the Pantah motor, and creating a vehicle for every market. | ||
| Ducxl |
Two dirty little secrets....actually.The late models(water cooled) poorly seat rings,leading to massive internal pressures forcing ALL motor oil into the airbox(it still happens).Aaaaaaannnnnd,their rocker arms are chrome hard coated and the chrome flakes off causing the rocker arm/cam to scuff/wipe out( hasn't happened to me yet). | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Reminds me of the Harley "Nova" project. This never made it to the streets, but would have been an abortion of what the company is known for.  | ||
| Jon_s |
We have a DOCC (Ducati Owners Club Of Canada) member that recently picked up an Indiana still in its crate. The story, an interesting one, is in the latest issue of Moto Desmo. |
