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1. Top ten questionably restyled motorcycles of all time

   ... V4, Multistrada (which is sure to upset some of the diehard desmo ‘Ducatisti’), it set us thinking about updated and restyled bikes ... was a 70s legend that set the die for all the Italian desmo V-twin sportsters which followed. In the late ‘80s, with the arrival of ...

   Simon Hancocks - 02/05/2023 - 16:38 - 0 comments

2. DB5 review

   ... mounts. In Rimini tradition the SOHC, two-valves-per-pot desmo engine is internally standard. Magneti Marelli injection is modified by ... mounts. In Rimini tradition the SOHC, two-valves-per-pot desmo engine is internally standard. Magneti Marelli injection is modified by ...

   Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

3. No compromise | Top 10 Ultimate Track Only Motorcycles

   ... sub frame and even fuel tank). With 65bhp on tap from a desmo four-valve single that was effectively half an 888 racing V-twin, the ... brakes etc) and is by many considered the purest Ducati ‘desmo’ ever built.  Unfortunately, it’s also very rare – just 67 ...

   Ollie Barstow - 17/07/2022 - 15:43

4. First ride: Bimota DB7 road test review

   ... the gaps in its slinky carbon-fibre fairing. The 1099cc desmo unit is mechanically standard, complete with the elliptical throttle ... towards a likely top speed approaching 190mph. Such was the desmo motor’s midrange strength that I didn’t need to cane it to the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:21 - 0 comments

5. 10 Minutes with Livio Lodi

   ... Ducati then became renowned for their 125 Sport and desmo bikes. Then, in response to the Japanese machines, Ducati began producing ... cylinder bikes then moved on to twin cylinders, and the Desmo engine that was first used for the races in the 50s filtered down to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:24 - 0 comments

6. Five unlimited budget trackday bikes

   ... traction control, something Ducati didn’t fit to the 2006 Desmo despite it costing nearly twice as much as the £24k V-twin and ... – a Ducati has to be red! Engine: 1198cc, l/c, Desmo V-twin Power: 180bhp Weight: 165kg ...

   jon96 - 10/05/2024 - 04:09 - 0 comments

7. Road Test: Bimota DB5

   ... In Rimini tradition the SOHC, two-valves-per-pot desmo engine is internally standard. Magneti Marelli injection is modified by ... mounts. In Rimini tradition the SOHC, two-valves-per-pot desmo engine is internally standard. Magneti Marelli injection is modified by ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:26 - 0 comments

8. Jorge Lorenzo predicts a new era of Ducati MotoGP success is incoming

   ... also be strong bets if they find themselves on the factory Desmo. Lorenzo spent two modest seasons with Ducati in 2017 and 2018 ...

   Ollie Barstow - 06/01/2022 - 14:54

9. Bike Icon: Ducati 888

   ... a pair of water cooled cylinders topped off with a pair of desmo dohc heads with four-valves per cylinder. He also broke the mould by ...

   MF - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

10. Hypermotard 698 Mono RVE voted ‘Most beautiful bike’ at EICMA

    ... question marks that remain around what a single-cylinder, Desmo’ equipped engine is going to feel like. EICMA though is in Italy, and ...

    Simon Hancocks - 14/11/2023 - 09:19 - 0 comments

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