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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.
Massimo Tamburini (November 28, 1943 – April 6, 2014) was an Italian motorcycle designer for Cagiva, Ducati, and MV Agusta, and one of the founders of Bimota.Tamburini's designs are iconic in their field, with one critic calling him the "Michelangelo of motorbike design". [1]
Carl George Fogarty MBE (born 1 July 1965), often known as Foggy, is an English former motorcycle racer and one of the most successful World Superbike racers of all time. He also holds the third highest number of race wins at 59 behind Jonathan Rea and Álvaro Bautista.
Ducati 888: D: 17: 4: 0 Fast by Ferracci Ducati: 1992 Doug Polen Ducati 888 D: 9: 4: 2 Team Police Ducati: 1993 Scott Russell: Kawasaki ZXR-750: D: 5: 12: 1 Team Muzzy Kawasaki: 1994 Carl Fogarty: Ducati 916: M: 10: 4: 0 Virginio Ferrari Ducati Corse: 1995 Carl Fogarty Ducati 916 M: 13: 6: 0 Virginio Ferrari Ducati Corse 1996 Troy Corser ...
Ducati ST4 Ducati ST4s. 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. The Desmoquattro was ...
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 It superseded the Massimo Tamburini designed Ducati 916 , Ducati 996 and Ducati 998 range of superbikes.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 ...
For the 2009 WSBK season Corser signed with BMW to ride alongside Ruben Xaus on BMW's new superbike. [3] [4] His best result in the first half of the season was an 8th place in the opener at Philip Island, although there were several other minor points finishes. Strong results later in the season saw him finish 13th overall.
The chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels were from the 1000 R. The bike was offered in a gloss black/grey, pearl white/black or "Corsa" red/silver finish. [48] A two-seater version, the F4 R 312 1+1 was also available. [50] The "312" in the name refers to the bike's claimed top speed of 312 km/h (194 mph).