Ducati's 90th anniversary Panigale

Ducati's 90th anniversary motorcycle is the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario, with just 500 units of the machine to be produced.

The 1299 Panigale S Anniversario was unveiled at the 2016 edition of World Ducati Week by Casey Stoner and Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali, and features an all-new colour scheme and "technical content".

Ducati Australia is yet to receive confirmed quantities of the bike, and a retail price hasn't been set.

Inspiration for the white, black and Ducati Red livery was drawn from Ducati race bikes, with the colour scheme matched to special gold wheels. Other distinctive features on the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario include its top triple clamp and steering head inserts, both machined from solid aluminium-alloy.

Each top triple clamp is unique in that it has been laser-etched with the bike’s unique production number of 500. The steering head inserts shift the front wheel forward 5mm, giving the same chassis geometry as the Panigale R. Moreover, a light lithium battery, together with carbon fibre heel guards, rear mudguard and shock absorber cover reduce weight by 2.5kg.

The electronics incorporate all-new traction and wheelie control, representing a major evolution of such systems based on entirely new software algorithms.

In addition to traction- and wheelie control, the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario also features Bosch cornering anti-lock braking, a two-way quickshifter.

The twin-cylinder, 1285cc 205hp Superquadro engine features engine brake control, which optimises vehicle stability under extreme turn-in conditions, and there's electronic Ohlins suspension.

The 1299 Panigale S Anniversario also features Thin Film Transistor instrumentation, as well as customisable riding modes.

The die-cast aluminium monocoque frame features the Superquadro engine as a stressed member and, to emphasise the sports performance of the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario even more, the bike comes with a racing kit consisting of a titanium Akrapovic Racing exhaust, billet aluminium mirror blockoff plates, and a cover for the hole created by removing the license plate holder for track days. Lastly, a battery charger is also provided.

Over 25 customers have already committed to owning a special slice of Ducati history. For Aussie customers who want to get in on the act, contact your local Ducati dealer now.

Ass well as Stoner, Aussie world superbike hero Troy Bayliss was also among the revellers at World Ducati Week, with the ninth edition attracting 81,000 people over three days.

Ducati fans came to Italy’s Adriatic Riviera from all five continents, representing 66 countries throughout the world. Sixty percent of the motorcyclists at WDW2016 came from Italy, with the remaining 40 percent confirming the strength and appeal of the Ducati brand all over the world: Europe, USA, Canada, Brazil, UAE, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan and even Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico, Bahrein, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Guatemala, Angola and China, from where four people came to Misano on board Ducati Multistrada 1200 bikes.

The high point came on Saturday, July 2, with two entertaining and exciting races reserved for Ducati MotoGP and WorldSBK riders of today and yesterday: the “Scrambler Flat Track race (won by Andrea Dovizioso) and the “Diavel Drag Race (won by Scott Redding).