Ducati unveils Collezione 100 with ten limited-edition anniversary motorcycles
Ducati has revealed ten limited-edition motorcycles to celebrate its 100th anniversary, with each model inspired by a landmark bike or moment from the firm’s racing and road-going history.
Ducati has used the backdrop of the Italian MotoGP round at Mugello to unveil the Collezione 100, a run of ten limited-edition motorcycles built to mark the firm’s 100th anniversary.
Each bike in the collection is limited to 100 units worldwide, with every model taking inspiration from a significant Ducati machine or moment from the firm’s history. Alongside bespoke liveries, the bikes get model-specific upgrades, Centenary Bronze detailing, numbered plaques and matching apparel collections.
The bikes were shown on Mugello’s main straight alongside special-liveried MotoGP machines from the Ducati Lenovo Team, which will race this weekend wearing graphics inspired by the collection.
Panigale V4 S 100 – 750 Imola Desmo tribute
The Ducati Panigale V4 S 100 takes its styling inspiration from the 750 Imola Desmo that won the 1972 Imola 200 with Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari.
That race is still regarded as one of Ducati’s defining sporting moments, with the Bologna firm beating Giacomo Agostini and MV Agusta on home soil. The success also helped kickstart Ducati’s reputation for V-twin sports bikes, eventually leading to the road-going 750 Super Sport.
The modern tribute gets carbon bodywork, an Akrapovič titanium exhaust, a dry clutch, an Alcantara seat and bronze detailing throughout.
Panigale V2 S 100 – Franco Uncini replica
The Ducati Panigale V2 S 100 references Franco Uncini’s yellow-and-burgundy 750 Super Sport Desmo from the 1975 Italian Championship.
That original race bike was run by Bruno Spaggiari’s team and became closely linked to Ducati’s push into production-based racing during the 1970s.
Ducati says this version is the first bike in the new V2 family to feature a dry clutch. It also gets billet bars, a steering damper and track-focused extras including an open clutch cover and mirror-delete kit.
Streetfighter V4 S 100 – Darmah inspired
The Ducati Streetfighter V4 S 100 borrows its black-and-gold styling from the 1979 900 Sport Desmo Darmah.
Ducati describes the original Darmah as something of a precursor to the Streetfighter concept, mixing naked-bike styling with big-bike performance long before the segment really existed.
This version gets a smattering of carbon fibre parts, a dry clutch and the same tiger-head graphics that appeared on the original machine.
Monster 100 – S4Rs Tricolore nod
The Ducati Monster 100 echoes the 2008 Monster S4Rs Tricolore, effectively the final flourish for the original-generation Monster range.
Ducati built the first-generation Monster between 1993 and 2008, with the naked bike becoming one of the company’s most recognisable models.
The anniversary version adds a dry clutch, single-seat styling kit, Alcantara trim and bronze-finished details.
XDiavel V4 100 – Daytona winner connection
The Ducati XDiavel V4 100 references the “California Hot Rod” 750 Super Sport ridden by Cook Neilson to victory at Daytona in 1977.
That win marked the first time an Italian motorcycle had won a production-based race in the US, helping Ducati gain traction in the American market.
The modern version gets a machined handlebar centrepiece, leather seat, dry clutch and bronze detailing unique to the collection.
Diavel V4 RS 100 – TT replica heritage
The Ducati Diavel V4 RS 100 takes inspiration from the 900 Replica launched after Ducati’s 1978 Isle of Man TT success.
The original bike became Ducati’s first true road-going race replica and helped establish the red, green and white colour schemes later associated with several of the firm’s sports bikes.
This version uses the Desmosedici Stradale-powered Diavel V4 RS as its base.
Multistrada, Scrambler, Hypermotard and DesertX
The remaining four bikes complete the range by drawing from some of Ducati’s more unusual back-catalogue machines.
The Ducati Multistrada V4 RS 100 pays tribute to the 1979 Pantah, the first Ducati to use a trellis-style frame and belt-driven cam system.
The Ducati Scrambler 100 nods to the original US-market 250 Scrambler from 1962, while the Ducati Hypermotard V2 SP 100 celebrates the endurance-racing 860 used at the 24 Horas de Montjuïc.
Rounding things off is arguably the wildest of the bunch, the Ducati DesertX 100. This bike takes inspiration from the unusual Pantah “Ice” machines used for exhibition riding on frozen Alpine circuits during the early 1980s.
All ten bikes will appear at World Ducati Week in July before heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed later in the summer.
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