There is a history about Desmodromics technology as regards to Ducati Motorcycles. Round about the middle 1950's under director Guiseppe Montano, Ducati's new motorcycle manufacturing company, "Ducati Meccanica SpA " had become quite successful with their motor bikes production. This success led the Ducati company to developed a fully-pledge racing team. The Desmodromic technology further developed by Mercedes for use in their Mercedes Benz straight eight racing cars. Mercedes Benz racing cars that was fitted with the Desmodromics engines dominated Formula 1 racing for quite sometime. When Mercedes eventually retired from motor racing until they discarded the Desmo technology altogether. But Ducati engineers had other ideas regarding the Desmo technology, they took over the Desmo technology for use in Ducati racing bikes. Hence, the Ducati Desmosedici RR Bike. |
