Ducati Indiana Gallery
The Indiana was the response of Ducati
to the US Custom cruiser fashion. Each maker responded
to the invasion of Japanese cruisers with a version
of the road touring bikes they had at home: Guzzi
simply changed the bodywork of its small block series
and made the “C” series bikes, then the
Florida; Morini built a very extroverted “Excalibur”
(Morini had the advantage of having a V engine that
looked slightly Harley-Davidson-ish), Ducati took….
The Elefant and modified it. Modifications were few
but cunning: away went the progressive single shock,
in came two paired chrome plated shocks, the front
end was virtually that of the Elefant, but with simpler
hydraulics, the wheels were, more or less, those of
the later Alazzurra.
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| 1987 Ducati 750 Indiana |
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| 1987 Ducati 650 Indiana |
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| 1987 Ducati 750 Indiana |
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A Ducati desmo motor on a sedate cruiser? Sedate
it was not. Despite all attempts of Ducati to
make it slow, and hard steering, the Indiana was
a fast, quick steering bike, in cruiser terms
of course, and it had a mighty engine. It could
easily outrun any cruiser of the same capacity,
and most cruisers of any capacity. |
| 1987 Ducati 750 Indiana Police |
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| 1989 Ducati Indiana |
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650cc. |
| 1990 Ducati Indiana |
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