Classic Ducati Motorcycles

Demodromic valve actuation came to the street in 1967 with the Ducati 350 Mark 3 Desmo.

A field of 18 rare and significant Ducatis will appear at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 10, 2013, led by the seminal “Cucciolo” that, in 1946, began Ducati’s rise to the pinnacle of motorcycle excellence and success.

Forty years later, Ducati fans gather for the Imola 200 to celebrate the race and the track that sealed Ducati’s future. 

Ducati built more than 7,000 MHRs, making it the most numerous of all the bevel-drive twin models.

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The Ducati 175 F3, the bike with the funny front brake, inspired a man who inspired us all.

Mick Walker, author of more than 130 motorcycle books, passed away at the age of 70 after battling cancer.

Steve Panofsky jumped at a second chance to own a 1969 Ducati 450 Jupiter Scrambler, the bike of his youth, and he’s never going to let this one go.

One man’s transformation of a Ducati 900GTS parts bike into a sweet flat tracker dubbed the Ducati XR900.

Parting Shots: Ian Gowanloch’s hoard of Ducati parts

Tomorrow’s Classics: 1986-1988 Ducati Paso 750.

Of all the Ducati SS variants, the last-of-the-line 1982 Ducati 900SS model may have been the best.

1965 Ducati 160 Monza Jr. on display at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds, Ala.

Weird but wonderful, the angular Ducati 860 GT is perhaps the last affordable classic Ducati.

Robert Westercamp's 1962 Ducati Diana Cafe Racer and 1971 Ducati 350 Silver Shotgun.

Wisconsinite Jim Fitzgerald’s relationship with his Ducati 1973 Ducati 750 Sport was sparked by his youth.

Fritz Doernberger discusses owning and riding his Ducati Silver Shotgun.

Alan Cathcart road tests the Ducati Regolarità 125 - one classic motorcycle that Ducati wishes you never saw.

Rene Waters' love of café racer bikes led him to purchase a beat up 1978 Ducati 900GTS and turn it into a beautiful custom Ducati motorcycle.

In spite of the name on the gas tank, the Ducati Indiana was not, in fact, built by Ducati, but by Cagiva.

Thirty-one years ago, Mike “The Bike” Hailwood stunned the motorcycling world when he emerged from 11 years of self-imposed retirement to win the Formula One TT at the Isle of Man on a specially prepared 883cc Ducati V-twin. A week later he rode to victory at Mallory Park, firmly cementing his reputation as one of the greatest riders of all time. Thanks to Alan Cathcart, we have the inside story on the Ducati that carried Hailwood to victory and the man who put it all together, Steve Wynne.  

Even with over 7,000 made, a Ducati MHR in good condition commands a high price.

Alan Cathcart rides history on wheels, Mike Hailwood's Ducati 900TT1 racer

Big blasts from the small Ducati Silver Shotgun

Alan Cathcart road tests the Ducati Apollo - a failed Italian attempt at a Harley-style cruiser for the American market.

This picture was taken in the fall of 1969. The bike is a 1966 Ducati Monza 250, and it was my first “real” motorcycle.

"Old Blue," Cook Neilson and Phil Schilling’s 1977 Daytona-winning Ducati 700 SS, is reborn.

 Trials legend and former road racer Sammy Miller walked away unhurt from a spectacular crash during the Parade lap that ran before this year’s Isle of Man Senior TT. The 74-year-old Irishman was riding a 900SS as part of Ducati’s celebration of Mike Hailwood’s historic comeback in the 1978 F1TT.

 Comparing the 1978 Moto Guzzi Le Mans with the 1980 Ducati 900 SS.

Motorcycle touring North Carolina Route 181 on a 1978 Ducati Darmah.
 

Alan Chalke shares his 1959 Ducati 200SS, a maroon beauty called "The Jelly Mold" because of its oddly shaped fuel tank.

The Cagiva Alazzurra may be the most affordable Ducati motorcycle on the market today.

Ducati goes old school for a better future with the Sport Classic GT1000.

The Bike that set Ducati's Course