At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
Letter re Ladetto
Ducati 2022 950SP Hypermotard
Early in 2005, Ducati designer Pierre Terblanche began work on the machine which was presented as a concept machine at the Milan show. It was very well received, and as a result company president Federico Minoli gave the project his approval.
In 2019 it became a 950, which Motorcycle News termed "the consummate street hooligan."
It was further modified in 2021, specifications given by Ducati as 112 horspeower and 71 lb-ft of torque, 937cc - the same engine was used in the Monster and SuperSport 950. The 950SP was fitted with Öhlins suspension, Marchesini wheels and a bi-directional quickshifter.
Source: Iconic Motorbikes
Ducati 2022 998
Fitted with the Testastretta engine which won the WSBK championship in 996R guise, it deliverd 123 hp and 71 lb-ft, up from the 112hp and 67 foot pounds of the previous model. Motorcyclist magazine wrote, "...overall, this 998 feels more like a 748 that swallowed a really big gulp of nitrous than it does a 996." Their review concluded with a simple statement: "Although it inspired Honda RC51s, Suzuki TLs and Aprilias, there's still nothing in the world quite like the 916, sorry 998, all these years later."
Source: Iconic Motorbikes
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