Ducati 851 Tricolore
The first Desmoquattro
When Claudio and Gianfranco Castiglioni purchased Ducati from the VM Group in 1985 they inherited an engine line-up based around the venerable Mille bevel-drive twin and the 350-750 cc Pantah. Ducati’s tradition since 1954 was to race, and the Castiglionis wanted this to continue. Yet while the bevel-drive engine was now obsolete for racing, the Pantah …
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