The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles Third Edition
eBook - ePub

The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles Third Edition

Every Model Since 1946

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles Third Edition

Every Model Since 1946

About this book

From Ducati’s sporting single-cylinder bikes of the 1950s to today’s high-performance sportbikes, celebrate eight decades of performance with this revised and updated edition.

Despite Ducati’s legendary status, its motorcycle manufacturing began modestly, selling motorized bicycles to struggling residents of post–World War II Italy. Today, Ducati is a premier manufacturer of high-performance street motorcycles whose recent sales success has pushed annual revenue beyond the billion-Euro mark. Its svelte, hyper-performance sportbikes are two-wheeled wonders combining cutting-edge technology and gorgeous design.

The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles Third Edition details the Italian company’s amazing story via every model from 1946 to 2026. Author and Ducati expert Ian Falloon offers motorcycle enthusiasts a detailed review of these extraordinary motorcycles. Brought to life with historic and contemporary photographs, plus technical specifications for each model, the book features every production model from Ducati’s storied history, including:

  • Sporting singles of the 1950s and ’60s
  • The groundbreaking 750 GT and desmodromic 750 Super Sport
  • The iconic Mike Hailwood Replica
  • The stunning, Superbike-dominating 888, 916, and 999
  • Today’s hip Scrambler, epic Panigale superbike, and best-selling Multistrada

This information-packed, fully illustrated volume is a must-have for all Ducatisti.

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Information

Publisher
Motorbooks
Year
2026
Print ISBN
9780760398746
Edition
3
eBook ISBN
9780760398753
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Bicycles & Motorcycles
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1 After the War: Cucciolos and Overhead-Valve Singles, 1946–1954
  6. Chapter 2 Taglioni’s Arrival: The Gran Sport and Desmodromics Overhead Camshaft and Overhead-Valve Singles, 1955–1960
  7. Chapter 3 Dubious Proliferation: Overhead Camshaft, Overhead-Valve Singles, and Two-Strokes, 1961–1970
  8. Chapter 4 Ducati’s First Superbike: The 750, Singles, and Twins, 1971–1974
  9. Chapter 5 Economic Rationalization: The 860, 900, Parallel Twin, and Pantah, 1975–1984
  10. Chapter 6 The Cagiva Era: The Paso, 851, and 888, 1986–1993
  11. Chapter 7 Groundbreaking New Models: The 916 and Monster, 1994–2002
  12. Chapter 8 Confused Directions: The 999 and Sport Classic, 2003–2006
  13. Chapter 9 Grand Prix Success: MotoGP, Desmosedici, 1098, 2007–2011
  14. Chapter 10 A New Lease on Life: Panigale, MotoGP Resurrection, the Scrambler, V4s, DesertX, Mono, V2 and MX 2012–2026
  15. Index
  16. Acknowledgments
  17. Copyright

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