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Exclusive: Ducati novelties Tokyo

In the spirit of Doctor T.

Back to the 70s: Ducati puts three retro models up for discussion.

Whoever says D must also say T: D for Ducati, T for Taglioni. The engineer who died in 2001, known as “Doctor T.” for short by friends and fans, shaped Ducati for more than 30 years, created vertical shaft and desmodromic valve control and designed the first large two-cylinder for the brand in the 1970s. In his spirit, Ducati is now going back to the old days and showing three at the Tokyo Motor Show
Models that almost look as if they were made by Fabio Taglioni himself: long, with a low bench and curved shapes.
The showpiece of the trio of prototypes is the Paul Smart 1000, named after the Englishman who, in 1972, completely surprisingly won the prestigious Imola 200-mile race on the brand new 750. In Italy this victory is still one of the great legends of racing. Like its model, the replica has an air-cooled 90-degree V2. Today, however, it has toothed belt instead of vertical shaft driven camshafts and instead of 750 has almost 1000 cm3 and a double ignition.
With a wheelbase of 1425 millimeters, the 1000 is clearly below the values ​​of the racing machine. Half-shell, the tank-seat combination and wire wheels are based on the design of the 750 SS from 1974
on, the first replica of the Imola winning machine. With injection and fully adjustable suspension, the technology corresponds to the current Ducati standard.
The two other prototypes, also inspired by racing cars from the 1970s, present themselves with practically identical technology, but with a slightly different appearance: the GT 1000, whose model first rolled off the assembly line in 1971, and the Sport 1000, whose ancestor was built from 1973
has been. Interesting detail: except for the 750, which won in Imola, all Ducati V2 valve springs had at that time. The desmodromic valve control only went into series production with the 750 SS.
D.ucati wants the three motorcycles to be understood as “concept bikes”; They are only built if enough customers are interested. The GT and the Sport should cost between 10,000 and 12,000 euros in an emergency, the more exclusive Paul Smart a little more. The question that remains is why Ducati suddenly turned to Dr. T.s works from the 70s. A rogue who thinks bad about the look of the 999 and Multistrada.

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