A turning point: The 750cc engine
98cc bike with a top speed of over 115km/h.
Weighing in at 80kg it became a legend for
Italian road and track events between 1955
and 1957, opening the way for the company’s
lasting devotion to performance motorcycles.
In 1957 a three-camshaft Desmo 125
made an appearance, and notably posted
second place in the 1958 Isle of Man T.T. A
Desmodromic valve system, one that would
remain a feature of Ducati engines for many
years to come, had been born. Taglioni himself
described the advantages of the Desmo
system; “The main purpose of the system is
to force the valve to follow the distribution
diagram as closely as possible. Energy loses
are virtually negligible, performance
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