8. Ducati
Along with most motorcycle manufacturers, Ducati’s journey began long before their production of motorcycles. Founded in 1926, Ducati started off building their reputable name with their production of radio equipment. By the time they began producing motorcycles some 20 years later, they had already established a quality name for themselves that consumers trusted. In fact, they were doing so well that it’s hard to imagine them making the change from electrical components to motorcycles hadn’t they been taken over by the Italian government during WWII and forced into making motorcycles instead. Their models took off, and it wasn’t long before this family-owned Italian company began making a name for them self on the racetrack, as well. Their success on the track continued until they joined the Cagiva Group—only becoming even more involved with motorsports after that. This change also sparked a number of new model releases, many of which becoming best-sellers in Italy. The Ducati 916 owned the title “motorcycle of the year” from a well-known motorcycle magazine. In the year 2000, Ducati’s MH900e was the first motorcycle sold exclusively via Internet; and within just one week 2,000 were purchased by Ducati fans. And now, let’s see what else we have on our list of best-selling motorcycles of all time.
