Ducati has unveiled the Collezione 100, a series of ten motorcycles created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, with each model limited to 100 numbered units.
The collection was presented at the Mugello circuit ahead of the Italian round of the MotoGP World Championship. Each of the ten models draws its livery from a significant motorcycle in Ducati’s history, spanning the DesertX, Diavel V4, XDiavel, Hypermotard, Monster, Streetfighter, Multistrada, Panigale and Scrambler families.
Every bike in the collection features a livery inspired by a historic Ducati, Alcantara or leather seats with an embroidered Ducati logo, and Centenario Bronze brake calipers in a colour exclusive to the collection.
The bronze finish is also applied to the fuel cap crown and to the numbered plate riveted to either the steering head or the triple clamps. A dry clutch features across the range, marking the first time the component has appeared on V2 models, though it is not fitted to the DesertX 100 or Scrambler 100.
Each model is supplied with a colour-matched rear stand and a bike cover and a certificate of authenticity. Owners can also complete the package with a helmet and technical jacket in the same livery, with availability varying by country.
Italian artist Ugo Nespolo has interpreted each model and its historic inspiration in his own style, with every bike accompanied by a pair of numbered, signed art prints bearing the same serial number as the motorcycle.
The ten models and their historic references are the Panigale V4 S 100 (750 Imola Desmo, 1972), Panigale V2 S 100 (750 Super Sport Desmo, 1975), Streetfighter V4 S 100 (900 Sport Desmo Darmah, 1979), Monster 100 (Monster S4Rs Tricolore, 2008), XDiavel V4 100 (750 Super Sport “California Hot Rod”, 1977), Diavel V4 RS 100 (900 Replica, 1979), Multistrada V4 RS 100 (500 SL Pantah, 1979), Scrambler 100 (250 Scrambler, 1962), Hypermotard V2 SP 100 (860 “24 Horas de Montjuïc”, 1975) and DesertX 100 (Pantah “Ice”, 1981).
During the Mugello presentation, Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia unveiled a special livery for the Ducati Lenovo team’s Desmosedici GP bikes, combining the ten Collezione 100 graphics into a single design featuring the dates 1926 to 2026.
The Collezione 100 will be displayed at World Ducati Week on 3, 4 and 5 July, before travelling to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and then returning to museums across the Bologna region.
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