Ducati Launches Nationwide Dealership Tours with 2015 Model Lineup

As the most anticipated new Ducati models continue to arrive in showrooms across North America, Ducati is launching the cross-country Ducati Experience Tour in May to give customers and Ducati enthusiasts the ability to test ride 2015 models at participating dealerships, including the all-new Multistrada 1200, Monster 1200, Monster 821, 899 Panigale, Diavel, Hypermotard and Streetfighter.

Ducati Demo Days will also begin in May and will create an opportunity for attendees to test the majority of the 2015 lineup, hosted by local participating dealerships and supported by Ducati North America. In addition to offering test rides on some the brand’s most exciting models, dealerships participating in the Ducati Experience Tour and Ducati Demo Days will also feature a variety of activities over the three-day Ducati experience, including live music, BBQs, food trucks, MotoGP and World Superbike race viewing parties, and more.

The full calendar lineup of the Ducati Experience Tour and Ducati Demo Days can be found below:

Ducati Experience Tour

The Motor Café | Sunnyvale, CA | 5/8 – 5/10
Southbay Motorsports | Chula Vista, CA | 5/15 – 5/17
GO AZ Motorcycles | Scottsdale, AZ | 5/29 – 5/31
Fay Myers Motorcycle World | Greenwood Village, CO | 6/5 – 6/7
Advanced Motorsports Ducati Dallas | Dallas, TX | 6/12 – 6/14
Mountain Motorsports Roswell | Roswell, GA | 6/19 – 6/21
Ducati Miami | Miami, FL | 6/26 – 6/28
Coleman PowerSports | Woodbridge, VA | 7/10 – 7/12
Cross Country Ducati | Metuchen, NJ | 7/17 – 7/19
Riverside Motorsports | Medford, MA | 7/24 – 7/26
Fast By Ferracci | Willow Grove, PA | 7/31 – 8/2
Mosites Motorsports | North Versailles, PA | 8/7 – 8/9
Ducati Detroit | Birmingham, MI | 8/13 – 8/16
MCC Motor Cycle Center | Villa Park, IL | 8/21 – 8/23
MotoCorsa | Portland, OR | Seattle, WA | 8/28 – 8/30
South Sound Motorcycles | Fife, WA | 9/3 – 9/4
Ducati Seattle | Seattle, WA | 9/5 – 9/6
Ducati Week LA | Los Angeles, CA | 9/10 – 9/14

Ducati Demo Days

Moto Forza | Escondido, CA | 5/8 – 5/10
Ducati New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | 5/15 – 5/17
Big #1 Motorsports | Birmingham, AL | 5/29 – 5/31
MelilliMoto | Ocala, FL | 6/5 – 6/7
Ducati of Fort Myers | Fort Myers, FL | 6/12 – 6/14
Bloodworth Motorcycles | Nashville, TN | 6/19 – 6/21
Hudson Valley Motorcycles | Ossining, NY | 6/26 – 6/28
Wagner Motorsports | Worcester, MA | 7/10 – 7/12
Seacoast Sport Cycle | Derry, NH | 7/17 – 7/19
Ducati Indianapolis |Zionsville, IN | 7/31 – 8/2
Tytlers Cycle | De Pere, WI | 8/7 – 8/9
Moon Motorsports | Monticello, MN | 8/14 – 8/16
Northern Ohio Ducati | Akron, OH | 8/21 – 8/23
Harrison Eurosports | Sandy, UT | 8/27 – 8/29
Ducati Omaha | Omaha, NE | 8/28 – 8/30
Ducati Week LA | Los Angeles, CA | 9/10 – 9/14

Additional information can be found at http://www.ducatiusa.com/ducati_experience_tour.do

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.