[Ducati] 1098 Wins SWA Best Bike Award

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DUCATI 1098: ONCE AGAIN “THE  BEST  BIKE OF THE YEAR” 
This year,  the SWA (Supertest World Association), the organization that grou
ps together 10  of the world’s most important motorcycle publications, has 
awarded the “Best  Bike of the Year” title to the Ducati 1098, undisputed king 
in the “Sportbike”  category. 
MO  (Germany), MOTO 73  (Netherlands), Moto Revue  (France), Solo Moto 
(Spain),  0-300 (Greece), Due Ruote  (Italy), Moto! (Brazil), Moto Journal 
(Portugal), Moto Sport Schweiz  (Switzerland) and TWO  (UK) gave the top award in the “
Bike  of the Year” category to the 1098 with 18 points.  
Second  place went to the Triumph Speed Triple with 17. In addition the 
Ducati Hypermotard  finished equal on 4 points with the Suzuki 1300 B-King, the KTM 
690, the Yamaha  YZF 1000 R1 and the Honda Hornet 600. 
This  prestigious title follows numerous awards that Ducati’s latest 
Superbike machine  has already picked up in 2007 since it was first presented at the 
Milan Show one  year ago, where it met enormous success, from the media and 
public alike,  immediately scooping the “Best of Show” award and registering 
positive sales  both in Italy and abroad. Other important  recognitions have 
included “Best Design” and “Best Sportbike”, awarded by the  Motorcycle Design 
Association, and the “Bike of the Year 2007” award given by readers  of the 
magazines In Moto and Motorrad. 
For  further information, please visit 
_http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2008/FamilyPage.jhtml?family=Superbike_ 
(http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2008/FamilyPage.jhtml?family=Superbike) 



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