Angelina Jolie's Brad bike

Dec 9, 2008, 9:40 GMT

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Angelina Jolie is splashing out on a $12,000 motorbike for partner Brad Pitt's 45th birthday.

The 'Wanted' actress has bought Brad - who celebrates his big day on December 18 - a top of the range Ducati Monster 1100S.

A source told In Touch Weekly magazine: "Since Angelina is always in a dilemma of what to buy Brad, she's getting him the new Ducati Monster 1100S titanium.

"It's a surprise. She ordered it from Italy months ago. It's new and I believe it's not out yet in Ducati stores. I guess a guy can never have too many bikes!"

Last year, Angelina is believed to have treated Brad to a motorcycle costing a staggering $100,000 for his birthday.

Meanwhile, Angelina, 33, has revealed she and Brad are planning to settle down in New Orleans because their children - Maddox, seven, Pax, five, Zahara, three, Shiloh, two and four-month-old twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon - are so happy living there.

The actress - whose late mother Marcheline Bertrand was of French-Canadian descent - added she is more than happy to put down roots in the city as it boasts a French quarter.

She said: "Our kids love it here. They love the school and their friends here. For all of us, we just come here and feel at home. We've made some great friends.

"This is the place we feel combines all the culture we love. It's a melding of my French heritage with Brad's American."