Ducati Bikes in India

The new complex was an extremely modern and ambitious project, with the objective of establishing an industrial and technological center in Bologna. However, during the Second World War, the Borgo Panigale factory was razed to the ground in 1944. Fortunately, the Ducati brothers spent the duration of the war studying and planning new products to be introduced to the world markets at the end of the conflict.

In 1946, the Cucciolo appeared – a small auxiliary motor for bicycles destined to become the most famous in the world. First sold as a bicycle attachment, it soon acquired a frame of its own. In a short time, the Cucciolo became a real miniature motorcycle. Thanks to Cucciolo's success, Ducati became an affirmed trademark in the mechanical sector.

In 1952, Ducati’s first two-wheeler, the 175cc Cruiser, took shape in the form of a motorcycle which had an electric starter and automatic transmission. In 1954, engineer Fabio Tagnoli joined the company because of whom Ducati was able to come up with several spectacular models by the end of 1956, which include the Tourist 174, the Special and Sport models which could reach speeds of up to 135 km/h, a benchmark for the time. All these models were presented to the public at the 1957 Milan Salon.

Beginning from 1955, Tagnoli also devoted three years of his time and effort working on a desmodromic system, which was adopted on the 250cc bike ordered by the famous English racer Mike Hailwood in 1960. In 1968, Ducati increased the power of its production series bikes when they came up with the 450 Mark 3D which could go over 170 km/h and was the first production Ducati motorcycle to feature the desmodromic system.

Ducati found its way into the Indian two-wheeler industry by tying up with Precision Motors, a unit of the Shreyans Group, in 2008 wherein Precision Motors became the sole importer and retailer for Ducati motorbikes in India. However, the partnership failed to take off, resulting in Ducati’s sudden exit from the Indian market. In 2013, Ducati announced its re-entry into India and in 2014, Ducati India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. was established. This marked the official launch of Ducati bikes in India.

To set up the new, dedicated dealerships, Delhi and Mumbai were chosen as the primary locations for the first Ducati dealerships in India. AMP Group led the development of AMP Superbikes in Gurugram, NCR and the Infinity Group was chosen as the official retailer for Mumbai. Later, the dealerships were also opened in Ahmedabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Chennai.

Initially, the Ducati bike models offered in India were the Monster 821, Monster S2R, Monster 795, Hypermotard, Hyperstrada, Diavel 899, Diavel 1299 and the Panigale R.

The range of Ducati bikes in India consists of the Scrambler Icon, Scrambler Classic, Scrambler Mach 2.0, Scrambler Café Racer, Diavel, XDiavel, Hypermotard 939, Monster 797, Monster 821, Monster 1200, Monster 1200 S, Multistrada 950, Multistrada 1260, Multistrada 1260 Pikes Peak, 959 Panigale, 1299 Panigale R FE, Panigale V4 and the Supersport which form the company’s 2018 product line-up.

Ducati bike prices in India start at around ₹7.23 lakh for the 2018 Scrambler Icon and go up to ₹ 51.82 lakh for the 2018 1299 Panigale R FE. All Ducati bike price listings can be found on the website of autoX.