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Latest 'Ducati dream' launched

ROME, Italy - Ducati has announced its latest limited edition "dream" model, the exclusive 1199 SuperLeggera.

The machines combine a cocktail of "precious" materials such as titanium, magnesium and carbon fibre to, the bikemaker claims, "have the best power-to-weight ratio of any production motorcycle".

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The engine produces more than 150kW in a bike that weighs only 155kg dry and which Ducati punts as "authentic Italian performance".

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The 1199 SuperLeggera has for now only been offered to owners of the Desmosedici RR or R superbikes and its success has exceeded all expectations: 75% of the 500 units to be produced have already been sold.

The 1199 SuperLeggera will be displayed on the Ducati stand of the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan, Italy, in November.
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