The ten Ducati specials built to mark 100 years of history
A century of Ducati history is being celebrated through ten numbered special editions, each limited to 100 units and each drawing its visual inspiration from a key moment in the Borgo Panigale story.
Ducati has used Mugello as the stage to unveil its Collection 100, a run of 10 highly limited-edition anniversary models created to mark the company’s 100th year.
Each of the ten models will be produced in a numbered series of just 100 units, with liveries inspired by significant motorcycles from Ducati’s past. Together they form a 1000-bike centenary collection that stretches from the first Scrambler of the early 1960s, through the Imola, Daytona, Isle of Man TT, and endurance-racing years, and into more modern icons such as the Monster S4Rs Tricolore.
The range is not simply a matter of paint. Ducati has also fitted the Collection 100 models with model-specific trim, Alcantara or leather seats with embroidered Ducati 100 logos, Centenary Bronze brake calipers and fuel-filler details, numbered plaques, special start-up graphics on the dash, and, in most cases, a dry clutch.
That last detail is particularly notable on the Panigale V2 S 100 and Hypermotard V2 SP 100, with Ducati stating that these are the first models in the new V2 family to use a dry clutch. The dry clutch is not present on the Scrambler 100 or DesertX 100.
Ducati is also leaning hard into the collector angle. Each motorcycle will be supplied with a dedicated helmet and rear stand, both matched to the livery, along with a bike cover and a certificate of authenticity. Owners can also complete the look with a matching jacket.
Ducati turns the centenary into rolling art
Italian artist Ugo Nespolo, a long-time Ducatista and one of the better-known Italian artists of the post-war period, has created a pair of numbered art multiples for each Collection 100 model. Nespolo’s works were used to lead guests toward the ten motorcycles displayed on the main straight of the Tuscan circuit.
Those works carry the same serial number as the motorcycle and are signed by Nespolo, giving each bike a matching art component. Ducati says the original works will also contribute to the Ducati Foundation Collection.
Mugello was also used to reveal a special Ducati Lenovo Team MotoGP livery for Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia. Their DesmosediciGP machines will race with a design that brings together elements from the ten Collection 100 liveries and features the names of Ducati employees on the fairings. The 1926-2026 centenary details use a glitter finish that nods to the famous 750 Imola Desmo.
The ten Ducati Collection 100 models
The headline model is the Panigale V4 S 100, inspired by the 750 Imola Desmo that carried Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari to Ducati’s famous one-two in the 1972 Imola 200. That victory was one of the great turning points in Ducati sporting history, giving the brand a level of international recognition that would help lead to the 750 Super Sport Desmo road bike.
The Panigale V4 S 100 carries the glittering silver theme of the Imola racer and adds carbon-fibre wings, guards, engine covers and exhaust covers, an Alcantara seat, dry clutch, Akrapovič titanium and carbon-fibre exhaust, and a numbered Centenary Bronze plate on the steering head. Ducati will deliver this model in a personalised wooden crate.
The Panigale V2 S 100 draws from the 1975 750 Super Sport Desmo used by Franco Uncini in the Italian championship. Its yellow livery recalls the period 750 Sport models, while the burgundy-brown detailing references colours used by Ducati in the era. The V2 special gains billet sports handlebars, a steering damper, Alcantara seat, numbered plaque and the new dry clutch application for the V2 platform.
The Streetfighter V4 S 100 looks back to the black-and-gold Ducati 900 Sport Desmo Darmah of 1979. Ducati describes the Darmah as a sort of early Streetfighter concept, and the new model carries that idea forward with carbon-fibre body details, dry clutch, Alcantara seat, Centenary Bronze serial plate and a tiger-head graphic reference to the original Darmah side panels.
The Monster 100 takes inspiration from the Monster S4Rs Tricolore of 2008, effectively a final-edition moment for the original Monster generation that began in 1993. The anniversary Monster gains a dry clutch, carbon-fibre clutch cover, Alcantara seat, flyscreen and seat cover kit, with the numbered plaque mounted on the billet steering clamps.
The XDiavel V4 100 reaches across the Atlantic for its theme, using the 750 Super Sport “California Hot Rod” as its reference. That was the Ducati on which Cook Neilson won at Daytona in 1977, a landmark result as the first production-derived race victory for an Italian motorcycle in the United States. The XDiavel V4 100 is set apart by a leather seat, Centenary Bronze detailing, dry clutch, leather passenger seat and open clutch cover supplied for non-road use.
The Diavel V4 RS 100 references the 900 Replica, the road bike born from Ducati’s 1978 Isle of Man TT success. Its green, red and white treatment is one of the earliest examples of the tricolore theme that would later become such a recurring part of Ducati’s high-performance identity. The Diavel V4 RS 100 is based on the Desmosedici Stradale-powered Diavel V4 RS and includes Alcantara seating, Centenary Bronze details and an open clutch cover for non-road use.
The Multistrada V4 RS 100 takes its livery from the 500 SL Pantah of 1979, a hugely important model in Ducati’s engineering evolution. The Pantah introduced the belt-driven Pantah engine architecture and was the first Ducati to use a trellis frame, laying the foundations for much of the brand’s identity through the following decades. The Multistrada V4 RS 100 uses the Desmosedici Stradale-powered RS platform and gains Alcantara trim, bronze detailing and a carbon-fibre open clutch cover for non-road use.
The Scrambler 100 looks further back, to the 250 Scrambler of 1962. That model was born largely through the influence of American importer Joe Berliner, who pushed Ducati toward a machine suited to the tastes of the US market. The modern Scrambler 100 is based on the Scrambler Nightshift and gains an Alcantara seat, numbered Centenary Bronze plaque and billet fuel cap.
The Hypermotard V2 SP 100 takes its cues from the 860 “24 Horas de Montjuïc”, reflecting Ducati’s 1970s endurance racing push. The 860 engine platform was part of Ducati’s effort to build larger-capacity twins capable of surviving events such as the Bol d’Or and the Barcelona 24-hour race. The anniversary Hypermotard is based on the Öhlins-equipped, forged-wheel V2 SP and features Alcantara trim, Centenary Bronze detailing and the dry clutch treatment.
Rounding out the collection is the DesertX 100, inspired by one of Ducati’s stranger historical side roads: the Pantah “Ice” of 1981. Those modified Pantah 500 machines were used on icy tracks during a promotional series involving Alfasud cars in the early 1980s, complete with studded tyres and no braking system. The DesertX 100 adopts the yellow and blue theme of one of those museum-held Pantah Ice machines, adding an Alcantara seat, high front mudguard, aluminium radiator grille and front headlight guard.
A centenary collection with racing roots
Ducati’s Collection 100 is interesting because it avoids being just a greatest-hits parade of modern superbikes. There are predictable hero references such as the Imola Desmo, the 900 Replica and the Monster S4Rs Tricolore, but Ducati has also folded in more obscure material such as the Pantah Ice, the Montjuïc endurance racer and the first US-market Scrambler. That breadth gives the collection a stronger narrative.
The ten bikes will next be shown publicly at World Ducati Week on July 3-5, before travelling to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. After that, Ducati says the collection will return to Bologna, where the models will be displayed in various local museums.
No Australian pricing, allocation or delivery timing was included in Ducati’s announcement.
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