Ducati

Let's start with the 600. In fact starting is something you might be forgiven for thinking you haven't done when you first let out the clutch and wind the throttle back.

Fully faired air cooled twin with limited performance

Fruity handling, peach of a motor and banana in colour

900SS powered street-fighter struggled with lack of ground clearance and performance

Replacement of the 750 Sport, disappointing performance from the 748 motor

Tamburini's finest creation stands head and shoulders above its rivals

Back to their roots with an air-cooled, 2-valve sportsbike. Fun, but slow

This is an SP5 - the best of the bunch. The Italian tradition of rule-bending began and the 851 grew to 888cc to ensure that Ducati wouldn’t have to try too hard to win, they took 17 out of possible 26 wins and walked away with it in 1992 too. Ducati forgot to increase their engine capacity in 1993 and lost to Kawasaki in WSB.

Winner of the first World Superbike round at Donington Park with Lucchinelli on board