Business
1 February, 2024
Ducati roars into Far North
DUCATI has returned to the Far North with Bikecraft opening a state-of-the-art showroom on Mulgrave Road at Westcourt.
The Ducati Cairns showroom will be celebrated at a VIP event on Friday, February 2 with Ducati Australia managing director Sergi Canovas Garriga meeting guests.
Bikecraft and Cairns Cars Group dealer-principal Alan Ren said it was a welcome return to the region for the famous Italian motorcycle marque.
“We are thrilled to re-establish Ducati in Cairns, and these events reflect our commitment to our passionate community of riders,” he said.
“As the sole authorised dealer in north Queensland, we look forward to servicing all Ducati fans from Mackay and Townsville to Cairns”.
Cairns Cars has invested about $200,000 on the new 150sqm showroom which was previously home to Volvo Cars. It has 10 new Ducatis on display and will also sell used Ducatis.
Mr Ren said the brand was returning to Cairns after an absence of 13 years and he had added Ducati to complement Bikecraft’s new Triumph franchise in nearby Lyons St.
He said the nearest other Ducati dealership was on the Sunshine Coast.
“There are big opportunities in Mackay and Townsville and we will be hosting roadshows after we are established in Cairns,” Mr Ren said.
Ducati Cairns is headed by Bikecraft manager Russell Claremont, with customer service manager Eva Juodvirsyte and sales consultant Peter Atwell.
Mr Ren said the official public opening was on Saturday, February 3.
“There will be a roadshow for the bikes and riders will have the opportunity to make their own way to the three meeting points to view the Ducati range of premium motorcycles,” he said.
“The motorcycles will be on display at 8am at Ducati Cairns showroom, 11am at Coffeeworks in Mareeba and 12pm at Ducati Cairns where a barbecue will also be hosted.
“Sergi will once again be in attendance at all three meeting points. Riders of all brands of bikes are invited to view the bikes and share their feedback with Sergi.”
More details and booking links are available on the Bikecraft Facebook page.
The range includes Desert X and Desert X Rally; Diavel V4 and Diavel for Bentley; the Hypermotard 698 Mono, 950 RVE, 950 and 950 SP; the Monster, Monster 30 Anniversario, Monster + and Monster SP; the Streetfighter V2, Multistrada Family V2, V2 S, V4, V4 S Grand Tourer, V4 Rally, V4 Pikes Peak and V4 RS; V2, V2 Bayliss, V4, V4 R, V4 S, V4 SP2 30 Anniversario 916, Racing Replica 2023 and V4 SP2; SuperSport 950 and 950 S; the Scrambler range Icon, Full Throttle, Nightshift and 110 Sport Pro.
