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2010 Ducati Monster 796 2014 Ducati Monster 1200. In April 2010, the Monster 796 was announced, producing a factory-claimed 87 hp (65 kW). [29] In November 2010, Ducati announced the Monster 1100 Evo, replacing the Monster 1100 and 1100s. The exhaust was moved to the side as opposed to underneath the seat, and the dry clutch changed for a wet ...
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
In 2013, Ducati launched the Monster 1200 at the EICMA show in Italy. The model replaces the Monster 1100 EVO with a new Testastretta 11 engine, 1,198 cc, 2-Cylinder L-twin, 4 valve, liquid-cooled. This model was the most powerful Monster before being replaced by the 1200R in 2016. [1] [2]
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.
A red Ducati GT1000. A yellow Sport1000 is in the background, with a silver Paul Smart visible further back. The Ducati GT1000 used a similar steel tubular trellis frame to the Paul Smart and the Sport1000, and the same Desmodue 992 cc (60.5 in 3) engine. It was designed with comfort in mind and intended for sport-touring riders. [4]
Transverse V-twin engines have been used by Harley-Davidson, Ducati and many recent Japanese motorcycles, such as the Suzuki SV650. Some Ducati V-twin engines have been marketed as "L-twin" engines, due to the front cylinder being vertical and the rear cylinder being horizontal, thus forming an "L" shape.
Ducati was manufacturing a 50 cc two stroke, with power outputs from 0.92 hp at 4,600 rpm to 4.2 at 8,600 rpm. Some attempts were made to race these 50 cc Ducati two-strokes in Europe, but the 3 speed gearbox and lack of power compared to makes such as Itom meant that there was no success. They also failed to sell in America, their target ...
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]