Top left: 1974 Ducati Super Sport 750 Bottom left: 1975 Ducati GT860
Top right: 1977 Ducati Super Sport 900 Bottom right: 1980 Ducati Hailwood Replica Mille
amongst the most significant motorcycle
designs of its time. It starts with the docility
of a utility bike, has no vibration, and runs
at high speeds, at low revs. This is an engine
able to satisfy the demands of all riders,
even for racing purposes”.
RACE-ORIENTED
Much happened at Ducati at this stage. The
860GT appeared in 1975. Many say prompted
by a management calling for less emphasis
on racing and sporting-orientated models,
and to widen the company’s appeal with
more touring and general purpose machines.
It appears that management missed the
point. Ducati is a sports and race-orientated
motorcycle brand. Few people at the time
would buy a Ducati for commuting, or even
for touring. There were other bikes that
did that far better. It seemed that in 1977
the message got through. The Super Sport
900 was launched. A development of the
SuperSport 750 with an engine derived from
the GT860. It was another Ducati that would
assume legendary status.
Probably the final, and most outstanding
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