Ducati stunned the world in 1988 when the struggling, small Italian firm unleashed its Desmoquattro -- 8-valve, desmodromic -- Superbike. The bike found success on the world's racetracks right from the start. Road-going versions soon carried that success to the general public, proving this design wasn't just another noisy prototype. The Superbikes -- 748, 851, 888, 916, and 996 -- are now Ducati's best-selling machines in the United States; and the Desmoquattro engine found its way into the company's more pedestrian series such as the Monster roadster and ST4 sport-tour. This is the comprehensive volume on Ducati's ultimate performance motorcycles and replaces the out-of-print Ducati Super Bikes: 851, 888, 916.
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Informative, and even more so to US readers, who are not really getting the true Ducati Exotica available,albeit in very small numbers, to World Ducatisti.At least through this book, some of the not so available info on the 916 family bikes is explained. What could be improved? more info on the 998 . All in all, still a great reference book for Desmoquattro fans.
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For Engineers Only!! Very Technical Book,
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I'll start this by saying I am a die-hard Ducati fan. I've ridden the legendary 916 and have a pretty diverse riding background--albeit mostly sportbikes. This is an extremely technical book--fantastic pictures, but the written portion is equal to a captured discussion with the bikes technical designers. No comments about ride feel, acceleration, all statistics are embedded in the text. If you want to know the evolution of the diameter of the sub-frame through each model year, this is your book.
All in all--a good book with loads of detail--just think you need to be a gear-head or true mechanic to appreciate the development, design, and structure of the desmo engines.
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When the Castiglioni brothers, Claudio and Gianfranco, purchased Ducati from the VM Group in 1985, they inherited an engine line-up based around the venerable Mille bevel-drive twin and the 350-750-cc Pantah. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aluminum rear subframe, sump extension, larger airbox, twin injectors, factory replica, electronic injection system, aluminum swingarm, footpeg brackets, curved radiator, steering head angle, top triple clamp, front brake discs, front brake calipers, clutch master cylinder, factory racers, numbered plaque, single injector, new crankcases, external oil cooler, steel brake lines, rear shock absorber, inlet camshaft, triple clamps, exhaust camshaft, rear suspension unit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Superbike, Ian Falloon, Sport Production, Superbike Kit, United States, Carl Fogarty, Ducati Corse, World Supersport, Formula One, Massimo Bordi, Andreas Meklau, Ducati Performance, Pierre Terblanche, Weber Marelli, Doug Polen, Fogarty Replica, Grand Prix, Marco Lucchinelli, Davide Tardozzi, Neil Hodgson, Pankl H-section, Paolo Casoli, Raymond Roche, Virginio Ferrari, Ben Bostrom New!
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When the Castiglioni brothers, Claudio and Gianfranco, purchased Ducati from the VM Group in 1985, they inherited an engine line-up based around the venerable Mille bevel-drive twin and the 350-750-cc Pantah. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aluminum rear subframe, sump extension, larger airbox, twin injectors, factory replica, electronic injection system, aluminum swingarm, footpeg brackets, curved radiator, steering head angle, top triple clamp, front brake discs, front brake calipers, clutch master cylinder, factory racers, numbered plaque, single injector, new crankcases, external oil cooler, steel brake lines, rear shock absorber, inlet camshaft, triple clamps, exhaust camshaft, rear suspension unit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Superbike, Ian Falloon, Sport Production, Superbike Kit, United States, Carl Fogarty, Ducati Corse, World Supersport, Formula One, Massimo Bordi, Andreas Meklau, Ducati Performance, Pierre Terblanche, Weber Marelli, Doug Polen, Fogarty Replica, Grand Prix, Marco Lucchinelli, Davide Tardozzi, Neil Hodgson, Pankl H-section, Paolo Casoli, Raymond Roche, Virginio Ferrari, Ben Bostrom New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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