DUCATI MOTORCYCLE HYPERMOTARD

DUCATI HYPERMOTARD VOTED MOTORCYCLE DESIGN OF THE YEAR FOR 2005. Ducati Hypermotard voted the Best Design trophy winner of 2005 by the Motorcycle Design Association Bologna, February 2006. The Motorcycle Design Association, a group of designers and professionals from within the two-wheel industry worldwide, has voted the Ducati Hypermotard, designed by Pierre Terblanche, as the best overall motorcycle design trophy winner for 2005. This award follows on from the Best of Show award that was given to the Hypermotard during the Eicma Show in Milan last November, one of the most important shows worldwide for the motorcycle industry.

In winning the best overall design award, the Hypermotard scored 50% more votes than the runner-up, the Yamaha MT-05. The Design Trophy was awarded for the first time in September 2001; since then, every year, over 70 top professionals from the worldwide design sector are called upon to vote for the best motorcycle design. The jury, made up of designers as well as representatives of the press and the main motorcycle manufacturers, gather to chose the winners in five categories, and then nominate the Motorcycle Design Trophy for the best overall motorbike design.