The launch of the Ducati Street fighter –Soul of a Superbike, Attitude of a fighter

Living up to its name, there was little dought that the Ducati Streetfighter would score a round one knock-out when it entered the ring for the first time at the 2008 EICMA Show in Milan an immediate impact on the international press and the public, it was nominated "most beautiful bike in show" and raised the bar for the for extreme nakeds by creating a new point of reference in the market

The superbike soul of the Ducati Streetfighter combines aggressiveness with the refined elegance of a naked and just one look at the bike provokes an intense rush of adrenaline and excitement. Stripped to the bare essentials, its combination of state-of- the-art race technology, skeletal styling and contemporary design takes Ducati’s big naked concept to the very top of the fighter food chain

The true Ducati spirit is captured by an incredible powerful Desmodromic L-Twin 1098 "Testastretta EvoluzioneZ" engine producing 155hp with an incredibly wide spread of power thanks to 85lb-ft (11.7kgm) of torque. The street fighter's power and precision is further maximised by weight in an just 368lb (167kg) (S version) and futher benefits from technology derived directly from Ducati's MotoGP and Superbike projects. Ducati Traction Control and Data Analysis racing-style braking system, fully adjustable suspension and forget wheels all come as standard equipment on the "S" to complete the battle-ready package.

Neil Myburgh is the lucky person who beat entrants from 75 countries in a competition staged by SanDisk, the world’s leading producers of memory cards.

For his effort Myburgh will ride off on a Ducati 1098 Superbike, which was handed to him at a special event on top of Table Mountain.

The Ducati Superbike winner is originally from Zimbabwe and the MD of a steel company in Johannesburg. On a recent visit to Zimbabwe he had left his flash drive with his mother, and on return needed one urgently for himself. He dashed to his nearest store, bought a SanDisk flash drive and entered the competition. Neil was overjoyed at the news of winning as he is an avid biker and enjoys the outdoors.

Miss Italia Sud Africa is an international beauty pageant where the winner of the 50 participating countries worldwide compete for the title of Miss Italia Nel Mondo (Miss Italy of the world) Ducati South Africa supplied the contestants with sporty ducati clothing and had bikes on display at the event it was an wonderful evening enjoyed by all.

Well done to Simona Ferrari Miss Italia South Africa 2009

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The cross trainer Presented the international Brands Footwear and Apparel Launch 2009 at the Woodmead News Café, Ducati –Puma clothing was modelled and Ducati moterbikes where part of the show. The new Ducati -Puma range are in store at Ducati Sandton