750 GT
750 Sport
750 super sport
978-1-787114-46-3
9781787114463
A01=Ian Falloon
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Author_Ian Falloon
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bike design
Category1=Non-Fiction
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classic bikes
classic Ducati
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desmodromic
ducati
Ducati 750 book
Ducati bible
ducati design
Ducati models
Ducati production
ducatista
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Fabio Taglioni
Formula 750
Ian Falloon
Imola
Italian bikes
Language_English
motor cycle
motorbike
motorcycles
new edition
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Price_€20 to €50
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reprint
retro bikes
softlaunch
Sport Classic
sporting motorcycle
sports bikes
touring 750
V-Twoin
V4012
V5446
Veloce
vintage Ducatis
Product details
- ISBN 9781787114463
- Weight: 598g
- Dimensions: 207 x 250mm
- Publication Date: 20 Dec 2018
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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When Ducati _x0019_s great engineer Fabio Taglioni designed the 750 Ducati in 1970 there was no way he could comprehend how important this model would be. His design was unlike any other before or since: a 90-degree V-twin with single overhead camshafts driven by a train of bevel gears. Taglioni soon developed his 750 into a Formula 750 racer, and in 1972 beat the rest of what the world had to offer at the Imola 200. With this victory, the desmodromic 750 became a legend. Ducati responded by producing a hand-built limited production desmodromic Super Sport. They also continued to produce the touring 750 GT and sporting 750 Sport until legislation killed them at the end of 1974. Today, this triumvirate of 750s represents the end of an era; the era before cost accounting and government design requirements. These were amongst the last pure, unadulterated sporting motorcycles built and it is not surprising they have inspired a new generation of retro classics, the Sport Classic of 2005 and 2006. Author, Ian Falloon, is a Ducati expert with several books on the marque including the best-selling Ducati Story, and Ducati Twins Restoration Guide. He has owned several 750s over the years and has a particular enthusiasm for this model, still owning the 750 Super Sport he bought back in the 1970s.
Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand in 1952 and studied engineering and music at Victoria University, Wellington. After a career as a symphony orchestra oboist was brought to an end by a motorcycle accident he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines. His first book, The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three languages. The success of The Ducati Story led to a series of Ducati books and histories of Honda, Kawasaki, BMW, and Moto Guzzi motorcycles. He has now written many books about motorcycles, mostly historical but also restoration guides. With an interest and passion spanning decades he now concentrates on collecting and restoring older Italian motorcycles, particularly Ducati, MV Agusta, Laverda, and Moto Guzzi. Ian Falloon lives in Australia, and is ably supported in his projects by his wife Miriam and sons Ben and Tim.
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