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The Ducati 916 is a fully faired sport bike made by Ducati from 1994 to 1998. [ a ] Featuring a 916 cc (56 cu in) fuel injected , 4-valve, desmo , liquid-cooled, 90° V-twin engine in a trellis frame with a single-sided swingarm and USD forks , the 916 is frequently cited as one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever.
The Ducati ST4 was manufactured between 1999 and 2005, and used a retuned version of the Ducati 916 engine. 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 .
Bimota is an Italian manufacturer of custom and production motorcycles.It was founded in 1973 in Rimini by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini.The company name is a portmanteau derived from the first two letters of each of the three founders' surnames: Bianchi, Morri, and Tamburini.
Berliner Motor Corporation was the US distributor from the 1950s through the 1980s for several European motorcycle marques, including Ducati, J-Be, [5] Matchless, Moto Guzzi, Norton, Sachs and Zündapp, as well as selling Metzeler tires.
The 996SPS produced around 92.4 kW (124 bhp), more than the standard 996. The 996's special SPS engine was much stronger than anything that Ducati or any other manufacturer at the time had produced for the track. To ensure a distance was held between the standard 996 and the 996SPS Ducati designed a much higher specification chassis for the SPS.
The water-cooled Ducati Desmoquattro engine that has dominated World Superbike racing was introduced in 1986 with the Ducati 748 IE racer ridden by Virginio Ferrari, Juan Garriga and Marco Lucchinelli at the 1986 Bol d'Or, [3] and then transferred to series production in 1987 in Ducati 851 form. Despite subtle changes and increases in capacity ...
Ducati soon dropped the Cucciolo name in favor of "55M" and "65TL". Ducati 175 Cruiser, 1952 Ducati Brio 100, 1968 [4] Ducati Mach 1. When the market moved toward larger motorcycles, Ducati management decided to respond, making an impression at an early-1952 Milan show, introducing their 65TS cycle and Cruiser (a four-stroke motor scooter ...
The Ducati 999 is a sport bike made by Ducati from 2003 to 2006. It superseded the Massimo Tamburini designed Ducati 916 , Ducati 996 and Ducati 998 range of superbikes. This motorcycle enjoyed great success in World Superbike , and was raced in the series through the 2007 season, despite no longer being produced, pending rules changes by the ...