The real reason it is called a 906. . .
- micklm
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The real reason it is called a 906. . .
. . . . according to Alan Cathcart in 1988 :
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
I don't know why they didn't just call it a 900 Paso and be done with it. They didn't call the 750 a 748 Paso....even tho it has 748cc
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Ducati Paso, It's an 'understanding'....
- persempre907
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
I fully agree!!!
906 sounds better than 907, too!!!
Ciao
906 sounds better than 907, too!!!
Ciao
Francesco
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- paso grand pooh-bah
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
hasn't got an 8 speed gearbox eitherlane1feathers wrote:I don't know why they didn't just call it a 900 Paso and be done with it. They didn't call the 750 a 748 Paso....even tho it has 748cc
I wish I was young again............Id be heaps smarter than last time
- ducinthebay
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
Its Italian, and its an Italian designer talking, so logic is out the window straight away. Then add in the marketing department and all bets are off. Not that either department has ever been accused of partaking in mood altering devices, but imagination runs strong there. You would do well to sit back and enjoy the show and not ask why.
I have worked with Industrial Designers for 20 years now, and I am always amazed at things that they find critical to the design. Things the common consumer hardly cares about, or notices, much less makes a purchasing decision on it. But they will fight to the end of the project for it.
So how many of you bought the 906 because the logo is nice and symmetrical?
Nice story though.
Cheers,
Phil
I have worked with Industrial Designers for 20 years now, and I am always amazed at things that they find critical to the design. Things the common consumer hardly cares about, or notices, much less makes a purchasing decision on it. But they will fight to the end of the project for it.
So how many of you bought the 906 because the logo is nice and symmetrical?
Nice story though.
Cheers,
Phil
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
I thought it was called the 906 so that if you ended in a ditch upside down they would still be able to recognise that it was a 906
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
Micklm, would you please post the whole intervew?micklm wrote:. . . . according to Alan Cathcart in 1988 :
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
[quote="micklm"]. . . . according to Alan Cathcart in 1988 :
Totally off topic but thought I'd share anyways.
There was an expression for Sir Cathcart that was often used by AMCN (Ken Wotton RIP) here in Australia over the years,
"It's either illegal, immoral or Cathcart has already ridden it..............."
Totally off topic but thought I'd share anyways.
There was an expression for Sir Cathcart that was often used by AMCN (Ken Wotton RIP) here in Australia over the years,
"It's either illegal, immoral or Cathcart has already ridden it..............."
- micklm
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
Hi,
I'll try and scan the whole article tomorrow. Not all of it is an interview with Massimo Bordi, but it does make good reading!
Cheers,
Mick
I'll try and scan the whole article tomorrow. Not all of it is an interview with Massimo Bordi, but it does make good reading!
Cheers,
Mick
906 Paso 1989 w/ 17in wheels
- ducatidaddy
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
Amazing, and just when you thought you'd heard it all. haha It's cool trivia like this that I love to break out during deployments or field exercises and listen to the responses I get.....so, thanks for the ammunition.
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Re: The real reason it is called a 906. . .
I always thought that it was so that when they put the decals on upside down after the Chianti break it wouldn't matter.
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