Pope swaps Pope mobile for a Ducati?

Notwithstanding, Pope Bendictus XVI recently accepted the gift of two Ducati Multistrada motorcycles for the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City to be used as part of the Pope's official security motorcade.

During a ceremony at Castel Gandolfo, Ducati made the gift of two Ducati Multistradas to the Pope, the motorcycles specially prepared as special escort vehicles for the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City during official security duties for the Pontiff. The two 1200cc Ducati Multistrada motorcycles, finished in the special livery of the Pontifical State, were delivered directly to the Pope's summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Rome.

The new Multistrada 1200 has been finished in the special Pontifical livery of yellow and white and is extensively modified for the Gendarmerie Corp with a vertically telescopic flashing light mast, siren and radio communication.

Source: JUST BIKES, December 2010, Issue #258