The Ducati Story: Racing and Production Models from 1945 to the Present Day - Tapa dura

A history of this Italian marque, whose following in Britain was given a further boost when British rider Carl Fogarty won the 1994 and 1995 World Superbike Championships on a Ducati 916. Updated to include the recent TPG buy-out, this book covers every Ducati racing and production motorcycle from the cheap, post-war Cucciolo to the thoroughbred 916 and the latest 900 Super Sport. The book provides the full Ducati story from: pre-war miniature cameras to world-class motorcycles; Taglioni and his valve gear that became a Ducati trademark; analysis of models from the 125cc grand prix bike through to the 900cc Super Sport; plus oddballs like the initial parallel twins, pushrod singles and two strokes; Ducati folk heroes such as Mike Hailwood, Tony Rutter and Carl Fogarty; the Cagiva influence on the sporting/touring Ducatis; facts about the buy-out by the Texas Pacific Group and the factory world superbike racing models and all production derivatives.