1968 Ducati 500 paralleltwin prototype MCNews


VOROMV Moto La DUCATI DESMO 500 (española) 1ª Parte

Current Value: $45,995. the 916 stands head and shoulders above any other model Ducati saw fit to celebrate the 30 year anniversary. Engine. 998cc V4. Power. 215 horsepower. Torque. 91 pound feet.


1978 Ducati GTL 500 Twin Vintage for sale on 2040motos

Instead of its traditional Rosso Red colorway, this special 2017 Ducati 1299 Superleggera is the last twin model on top of it being numbered XXX/500.


1978 Ducati GTL 500 Twin Vintage for sale on 2040motos

While Ducati had shown prototypes of two different 500 parallel twins in 1964 and 1968 the new design had nothing in common with them. Originally conceived with a 360º crankshaft, this was soon.


1978 Ducati GTL 500 Twin Vintage for sale on 2040motos

Once again, the 500 twin project ground to a halt, and whilst the 750 GT did soon become a reality, it was expensive to produce and added little profit to the company's balance sheet. Despite market trends suggesting otherwise, Ducati's lords and masters persisted in their demands for a 500 twin, and by 1975, ten years after the original.


Ducati 500 Twin Racing bikes, Ducati, Cafe racer

1976 Ducati 500 Sport. Everything about the Ducati 500 Sport speaks about the tremendous tradition of the Italian bike maker. First launched in 1975 on the 350 cc and 500 cc vertical twin engines.


Ducati 500GP VTwin Desmo Racer A very rare bike! Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews

The combustion chambers are classically hemispherical. The cylinders are canted 10 degrees forward from vertical and at 78mm bore by 52mm stroke, the Ducati 500 Twin is severely oversquare, the normal racing method of allowing large valves and high engine speeds, i.e. lots of power for a given displacement. Most unusual of all is the crankshaft.


1977 Ducati 500 GT Twin Barn Find Bikes

The Ducati parallel twins are a series of 350 cc and 500 cc parallel twin SOHC motorcycles produced by the Italian manufacturer Ducati from 1975 to 1981, although 67 Sports Desmos were supplied to Australian importer Frazers in 1983. These were likely built from spares. The 500cc versions were also produced under licence in Spain by MotoTrans, where production continued until 1983.


La moto à cinq pattes Ducati 500 GTL

The great ingegnere' s 90-degree V-twin is still the heart of the brand. The Fabio Taglioni-designed Ducati Pantah SL 500 was the fastest bike in its class at the time. Bruno dePrato Collection.


1968 Ducati 500 paralleltwin prototype MCNews

Post-Sale Update: This Ducati 500 GTL was pulled off eBay. Final sale price is unknown. In the early 70's, Ducati's management felt that the future of their mid-sized bikes was going to be with parallel twin engines. Despite the fact that Ducati had previous unsuccessful experience with such an engine type, the Italians decided to…


1976 Ducati 500 Sport Top Speed

Fully gassed, the 500 SL weighs in at a feathery 430-lb. Viewed at different angles, there a hit of the 91-on 900 Super Sport in the fairing's nose. Basic and now durable, the 500SL successfully reshaped Ducati production. Looking familiar in the traditional L-twin layout with the front cylinder canted forward, the engine was all new.


Ducati's 500GTL parallel twin MCNews

With new rods, pistons, porting work to the head and all new bearings/seals through the bottom end the Italian 500 twin runs quieter than any other Ducati I've ever heard. Externally some of the most important upgrades happened for reliability. We've upgraded the charging system and ignition with an all-new Sachse CDI and coils.


Pin on THE BEST TWINS CYCLES

500 Twin. (1976-1977) The Ducati Parallel Twins was a series of standard motorcycles made by Ducati from 1975 to 1981. The bikes were powered by 350cc and 500cc air-cooled OHC twin-cylinder.


DUCATI 500 TWIN En venta Portal compra venta vehículos clásicos

DUCATI 500 Twin 1976 - 1977. The Ducati Parallel Twins was a series of standard motorcycles made by Ducati from 1975 to 1981. The bikes were powered by 350cc and 500cc air-cooled OHC twin-cylinder.


Ducati 500 Twin Motos

500 GP Twin-cylinder After a decade away from racing, Ducati returned to the 500 World Championship in 1971. After a decade during which the racing activity was carried forward by privateer teams, Ducati made its official return to competition in 1971, competing in the 500 cc class with the 500 GP twin.


1983 500 Sport Desmo 500S 002 Phil Aynsley Photography

Fifty years ago, Ducati's first-ever V-twin racer, the 500 Bicilindri­ca, gave the world a glimpse of the marque's future rise - and an entire new range of 750 and 900cc machines based around the same engine configurat­ion 2021-03-01 - Words Alan Cathcart Photograph­y AC Archives The V-twin racer that shaped the future of the Italian.


DUCATI Twin 500 Gt En venta Portal compra venta vehículos clásicos

498,9 cc. Maximum power. 45 hp at 9050 rpm. Maximum speed. 200 km/h. Dry weight. 180 kg. Shortly before the end of the 1970s, Ducati launched the production of one of its most successful models, the Pantah 500. Taglioni realized that the time had come to combine the performance of the twin cylinder engine with the agility of the newly designed.