2018 Ducati colours will cost you more

Ducati Australia has issued its 2018 price list with more “models” than ever before mainly due to separate pricing depending on what colours you choose.

All motorcycle manufacturers charge more for multi-colours, race replica paintwork, metal flake, multi-coat, pearl finish or other special colour schemes and paintwork.

However, Ducati simply charges more for some plain colours.

For example, you can pay $500 more for the Ducati 959 Panigale in basic white (top photo), $300 more for a white Supersport S and $200 more for yellow or silver on the Icon Scrambler. See the full 2018 price list below.

If you are buying Mercedes-Benz or BMW cars, you will be charged more for any colour other than black or white. But, as far as we know, Ducati is the only motorcycle manufacturer to do this.

It’s still just a single-colour paint with no special treatment, so why the extra cost?

Simply because they can.

Ducati believes their customers are so passionate about their bikes, they will pay the extra cost.

That’s capitalism at work.

2018 new Ducati models

Ducati has 11 new models arriving in 2018.

Here is the list of when they are expected to arrive:

Model	Arrival
MTS 1260 S Touring	Late March / Early April
MTS 1260 Pikes Peak	Late March / Early April
M 821	Late April / Early May
Panigale 959 Corse	Late April / Early May
Panigale V4	March
Panigale V4S	March
Panigale V4 Speciale	Late April / Early May
SCR 800 Street Classic	May
SCR 1100 Eleven	May
SCR 1100 Eleven Special	May
SCR 1100 Eleven Sport	May

2018 Ducati Australia price & colours list

Superbike

959 Panigale Red $20,490

959 Panigale White $20,990

959 Panigale Corse $23,990

Panigale V4 $28,990

Panigale V4 S $37,490

Panigale V4 Speciale $59,990

Panigale R FE $59,990

Supersport

Supersport Red $18,190

Supersport S Red $20,190

Supersport S White $20,490

Diavel

Diavel $25,490

Diavel Carbon $30,990

XDiavel $27,990

XDiavel S Black $32,990

XDiavel S White $33,290

Multistrada

MTS 950 Red $18,790

MTS 950 White $18,990

MTS 950 Red T-Pack $19,790

MTS 950 White T-Pack $19,990

MTS 950 Red Spoke Wheels $19,790

MTS 950 White Spoke Wheels $19,990

MTS 1260 Red $24,990

MTS 1260 Red T-Pack $26,490

MTS 1260 S Red $28,990

MTS 1260 S White & Grey $29,190

MTS 1260 S Red T-Pack $30,490

MTS 1260 S White & Grey T-Pack $30,690

MTS 1260 S Pikes Peak $34,990

MTS 1200 Enduro Red $29,790

MTS 1200 Enduro Grey-White $29,990

MTS 1200 Enduro Red T-Pack $32,490

MTS 1200 Enduro Grey-White T-Pack $32,690

MTS 1200 Enduro Pro $31,990

Monster

M 659 Red $12,490

M 659 Star White – Dark Stealth $12,690

M 797 Red $13,790

M 797 Star White Silk – Dark Stealth $13,990

M 821 Red $16,990

M 821Yellow- Black $17,290

M 1200 $20,990

M 1200 S Red $24,790

M 1200 S Liquid Concrete Grey $24,990

M 1200 R Red $27,990

Hypermotard

Hypermotard Red $18,190

Hypermotard Iceburg Silk White $18,490

Hypermotard SP $22,990

Scrambler

Sixty2 Atomic Tangerine $11990

Sixty2 Ocean Grey $11990

Sixty2 Shining Black $11990

Icon Red $13,490

Icon 62 Yellow/Silver Ice $13,690

Street Classic Volcano Grey $14,490

Full Throttle Deep Black $15,790

Classic Orange Sunshine $15,790

Classic Sugar White $15,790

RSD 2.0 $15,890

Cafe Racer Black Coffee $17,190

Desert Sled Red $17,190

Desert Sled White/Shining Black $17,490

1100 62 Yellow/Shining Black $17,990

1100 Special Custom Grey $19,990

1100 Sport Viper Black $20,990