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NEW DUCATI PUBLICATION FROM VELOCE ISBN 1-84584-012-7 / ISBN 13: 978-1-84584-012-9 UPC 636847-04012-3 £29.99 UK / $59.95 USA Published September 2006 UK & USA Desmo dynamite! Year-by-year description of each model Changes in specification listed by engine and frame number Photos of all detail changes and development First full account of the development of the Ducati 750 Complete racing history Full description of prototypes Brief history of Ducati before the 750 Complete appendix of specifications and data DESCRIPTION Fabio Taglioni designed the 750 Ducati in 1970. His design was unlike any other before or since; a 90-degree V-twin with single overhead camshaft 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, and also continued to produce the touring 750 GT and sporting 750 Sport until legislation killed them off 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. THE AUTHOR One of the world’s foremost motorcycle historians, Ian Falloon is the author of twenty books on motorcycles, including ten on Ducati. These titles include the best-selling Ducati Story, and Ducati Twins Restoration Guide. As an owner of several Ducati 750s since 1973 he has a particular enthusiasm for this model, still owning the 750 Super Sport he bought back in the 1970s. Ian Falloon trained as a symphony orchestra oboist before a serious motorcycle accident forced a change in profession. Now a freelance contributor to a number of motorcycle magazines around the world, he was born in New Zealand but currently lives in Australia with his wife Miriam, and sons Ben and Tim. SPECIFICATION Hardback. 160 pages. 163 illustrations. 250mm tall x 207mm (97⁄8in tall x 81⁄8in). MORE INFORMATION View sample pages and sample text on our website - http://www.veloce.co.uk RETAIL SALES Veloce books are stocked by or can be ordered from bookshops by quoting the correct ISBN number. We will also take orders direct: telephone - 01305 260068 (0044 1305 260068 from outside UK), fax - 01305 268864 (0044 1305 268864 from outside UK) or e-mail - sales@veloce.co.uk. Books can also be ordered on our website - http://www.veloce.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT KATE ON 01305 260068/e-mail kate@veloce.co.uk
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