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Nobody is gonna pay ducati money for Jialing build quality, no matter what you put on the badge.

I'd have quite liked one of these!

I remember Big Trunks had one of these at the VisorDown NMRO's, and it certainly flew!

The writing was on the wall when they announced a capital injection from investment business, laid off dozens of workers and announced plus big planes all in the same press release.

Whysub wrote: Sun Jun 08, 2025 3:34 pm Screenshot_20250608_143134_Chrome.jpg

I remember Big Trunks had one of these at the VisorDown NMRO's, and it certainly flew!

Much better looking bikes than what they have been punting out recently, although I have it on good authority that the seats were like planks

Dickyboy wrote: Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:43 pm
Much better looking bikes than what they have been punting out recently, although I have it on good authority that the seats were like planks

They tried to tap the Hipster market.

DSC00437 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

My friend bought a spitfire - I don’t think he’s ever ridden it - have mentioned this previously

Whysub wrote: Sun Jun 08, 2025 3:34 pm Screenshot_20250608_143134_Chrome.jpg

I remember Big Trunks had one of these at the VisorDown NMRO's, and it certainly flew!

Those and the DRZ engined 404 were good

Yorick wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:26 pm It's amazing they failed when they sell beauties like this
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And only 20 grand
.

ccm-23-raf100_900x.jpg

K5054 was the first Spitfire.

ZRX61 wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:53 pm

Yorick wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:26 pm It's amazing they failed when they sell beauties like this
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And only 20 grand
.

ccm-23-raf100_900x.jpg

K5054 was the first Spitfire.

What's that got to do with the price of fish?

Yorick wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:01 pm What's that got to do with the price of fish?

Did you miss the plate on the front?

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:39 pm DSC00437 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

That's the scooter headlight one I was thinking of.

I dunno if it actually is a scooter headlight BTW, I just always assumed it was.

Has anyone ever seen one of those Langen two smokes on the road?

I've only seen them on static display.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/202 ... lp-centre/