Panigale didn't make the list...

No more twinstar said:

Naming vehicles after places and people is common. Moto Guzzi Stelvio ( after the alpine Stelvio pass), Ferrari Modena (town where they're made), Pontiac Le Mans, etc.
The only name I ever had an issue with is Ninja, Japanese for assassin, which never sat well with me having grown up in an era when bikes were referred to as murdercycles.

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And now they've gone and married the Ninja name with the H2 moniker, the original version of which was rightly considered a widowmaker. Death squared; ride it if you dare!

Stw said:

No one who ever stops and talks to me about my bike has a clue its a suburbs name in Bologna... I think that "ignorance" is common and therefore the Panigale name works well...You are being too harsh IMO...

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I'm glad they gave the 1199 a name even though those (non motorcyclist) never pronounce it correctly.

Random person: "Is that the new Ducati?"

Me: "Yeah, eleven ninety nine Panigale"

Random person "Upon a what?!

Me:"pana gall lee"

Random person: "Oh, Pan Gale... ok. That's nice"



It was worse with my 1098.

"That's a nice one thousand ninety eight you got there!" I'm like WTF, it's not like you're writing a check.

No more twinstar said:

Naming vehicles after places and people is common. Moto Guzzi Stelvio ( after the alpine Stelvio pass), Ferrari Modena (town where they're made), Pontiac Le Mans, etc.
The only name I ever had an issue with is Ninja, Japanese for assassin, which never sat well with me having grown up in an era when bikes were referred to as murdercycles.

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No doubt just like the Ferrari California but prob wouldn't make the list of favorable names like Lamborghini Murciélago.