Ducati stunned the world when the struggling little Italian firm unleashed its Desmoquattro (eight-value, desmodromic) Superbike on the racing world back in 1988. 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 (the 748, 851, 888, 916, and 996) are now Ducati's best selling machines in the United States, and the Desmoquattro engine has now found its way into the ...
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Ducati stunned the world when the struggling little Italian firm unleashed its Desmoquattro (eight-value, desmodromic) Superbike on the racing world back in 1988. 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 (the 748, 851, 888, 916, and 996) are now Ducati's best selling machines in the United States, and the Desmoquattro engine has now found its way into the company's more pedestrian series like the Monster roadster and ST4s sport-tourer.
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