Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
List of motorcycles by type of engine is a list of motorcycles by the type of motorcycle engine used by the vehicle, such as by the number of cylinders or configuration.. A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
In December 2005, Ducati returned to Italian ownership with the sale of Texas Pacific's stake (minus one share) to Investindustrial Holdings, the investment fund of Carlo and Andrea Bonomi. In April 2012, Volkswagen Group's Audi subsidiary announced its intention to buy Ducati for €860 million (US$1.2 billion).
The 2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale R was delivered with an electronic speedometer that blanked when the motorcycle exceeded 186 mph (300 km/h), leading commentators to question if Ducati was signaling their withdrawal from the gentlemen's agreement. [53] [54]
These include its mainstream marques of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, [2] Audi, [3] [4] SEAT, [5] Škoda [6] [7] and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, along with their premium marques of Ducati, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley, and Bugatti, and also includes plants of their major controlling interest in the Swedish truck-maker Scania.
This first Ducati motorcycle was a 48 cc bike weighing 98 lb (44 kg), with a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h), and had a 15 mm carburetor (0.59 in) giving just under 200 mpg ‑US (1.2 L/100 km; 240 mpg ‑imp). Ducati soon dropped the Cucciolo name in favor of "55M" and "65TL". Ducati 175 Cruiser, 1952 Ducati Brio 100, 1968 [3] Ducati Mach 1
The Ducati ST4s was based on the ST4, but had improved suspension and a larger engine, using the liquid-cooled Desmoquattro (four desmodromic valves) 90° V-twin engine based on the Ducati 996. The Desmoquattro was largely unchanged from the 996 Superbike, and retained a valve angle of 40°, but lost 4 mm of diameter on each of the intake ...
Ducati was already producing 250 and 350 Scramblers but the American importers, Berliner Motor Corporation requested a larger-engined version to compete against the BSA 441 Victor. [8] The 450 Scrambler was introduced in 1969, and was the first model to use the 436 cc engine, [ 9 ] which was the largest displacement possible that the OHC engine ...
Ducati 60 Sport; Ducati 65 Sport; Ducati 65T; Ducati 65TL; Ducati 65TS; Ducati 98; Ducati 100 Scrambler; Ducati 125 Scrambler; Ducati 125 T; Ducati 125 TV; Ducati 239 Mark 3; Ducati 250 GT; Ducati 250 Mark 3; Ducati 250 Scrambler; Ducati 350 Mark 3; Ducati 350 Scrambler; Ducati 450 Mark 3; Ducati 450 Scrambler; Ducati 450 R/T; Ducati 748 ...