As many of you know ever since I purchased my new Ducati 749 I’ve become enamored with all things Ducati. I can’t really explain it, but unlike my respect filled relationship with the Beemer, the Duc is an entirely different beast. It exudes passion and simply lends itself to stirring your soul. So earlier today while combing through the Ducati Mailing list, I stumbled on to a link that many not be taking the motorcycle world by storm, but certainly caught my eye. The other major Italian motorcycle brand, Aprilla has been hit hard financially. This is not unique in and of itself, as it seems that every major Italian motorsports brand goes through a rough patch at some point. What is interesting is that their one of their main rivals, Ducati, has decided to put an offer out to purchase both Aprilla and their cruiser brand, Moto Guzzi.

From Yahoo Business:Ducati Motor Holding Presents its Offer for the Acquisition of the Majority Share of Aprilia

Personally, I’m curious how this will turn out seeing as how I tend to believe that each brand motivates the other in numerous ways. Both in terms of technology and design. Obviously we’ll have to wait and see what happens, but here’s to hoping that the deal goes through. I can only imagine that the combined forces of both companies could create some outstanding motorcycles!