The Ducati Paso was introduced in 1986 with the slogan "Il nostro passato ha un grande futuro" (Our past has a great future). The name was in honour of racer Renzo Pasolini, nicknamed "Paso", who died on 20 May 1973 in an accident at the Monza race track during the Grand Prix of Italy. Renzo Pasolini ( July 18, 1938 - May 20, 1973) nicknamed "Paso" was a popular Italian Grand Prix Motorcycle Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a Motorsport Race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan.
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Background
The Cagiva (from CAstiglioni GIovanni VArese) company, founded by the Castiglioni brothers, needed an engine - while Ducati, who had just been released from a difficult past of statutory public management (IRI), needed revenue. Cagiva is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components Ducati Motor Holding SpA ( Borsa Italiana: DMH is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer located in Bologna Italy.
Over a series of Italian style meetings/lunches in 1984, they agreed a deal for Ducati to supply engines to Cagiva - and then go out of the business of producing motorcycles. However, the Castiglioni brothers of Cagiva were eventually offered a deal to buy Ducati, subject to the Ducati name living on as an actual motorcycle product. On closure of the deal, Ducati engines were instantly installed in a number of Cagiva bikes, which included the Alazzurra and the Elephant enduro bike. Cagiva is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components
At the time of the takeover, due to its financial difficulties Ducati was in a state of animation with regards to engineering development. By that time, the classic bevel drive V-twin, which was old and expensive to produce, had been replaced by the belt-drive Pantah, designed by Fabio Taglioni. Configurations "True V-twin" vs V-2 There is some ambiguity regarding what defines a V-twin which arose from 180 degree "V" engines (see The Pantah was the first of the belt-driven camshaft Ducati motors the first generation of the current Ducati V twins Fabio Taglioni ( September 10, 1920 &ndash July 18, 2001) was an Italian engineer The Pantah was already known to be a strong and capable engine, and known to deliver in the Ducati 750 F1.
The Pantah engine has been constantly developed up to the present day, and remains the only production motorcycle equipped with desmodromic valves. In general mechanical terms the word desmodromic is used to refer to mechanisms that have different controls for their actuation in different directions And around it they wanted a Ducati motorcycle unlike any other, that showed the world both Ducati's capabilities, and where it would go in the future.
The design challenge
The challenge consisted in constructing a bike with innovative technical characteristics and image to fight the intense Japanese competition. To undertake the ambitious objective Ducati hired Massimo Tamburini, brilliant co-founder of Bimota and to-be legendary designer of bikes like the Ducati 916, MV Agusta F4 and Brutale. Massimo Tamburini is an Italian Motorcycle designer for motorcycle companies including Cagiva, Ducati, MV Agusta; and Bimota Bimota is a small Italian manufacturer of custom and production Motorcycles It was founded in 1973 in Rimini, Italy by Bianchi The Ducati 916 is an Italian sports Motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1995 to 1998 MV Agusta is a Motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa Italy. The Brutale series of Motorcycles are manfactured by MV Agusta of Italy.
Tamburini decided to streamline the bike and its motor in a close-fitting integral fairing that hid all mechanical parts. The bike was equipped with latest-generation technical features: square frame tubes made in chromoly steel, rear aluminium swingarm with progressive suspension, 16-inch wheels with radial tires, air-and-oil cooled engine, electronic ignition and a complete dashboard. A swingarm (originally known as a swing fork is the main component of the rear suspension of most modern Motorcycles and ATVs It is used to hold the A radial tire (more properly a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of automotive Tire (in British English, tyre) All realising a bike that was an innovation in the history of Ducati: the first sports tourer in the world.
Sales and development
Unfortunately, commercial success didn't come. The Paso was more expensive and had lower performance (72. 5 hp and 210 km/h top speed) than its competitors, and had some reliability problems with the electrical and fuel systems, due to the use of an automotive Weber carburetor (substantially inadequate for a bike). Weber is an a Italian company producing Carburetors currently owned by Magneti Marelli Powertrain S A carburetor (North American spelling or carburettor ( Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and Fuel for an Internal
In 1989 the Paso 906 was introduced, with a six-speed gearbox, a 904 cc engine which provided 88 hp and a 220 km/h top speed. The bike still had the same automotive carburetor and unreliable electrical system, but its greatest development was the incorporation of liquid cooling.
After much development, the maturity of the design came in 1991 with the 907 I. E. (Iniezione Elettronica) that lost the name "Paso". The engine remained liquid-cooled and the carburetor was replaced by the most modern Weber-Marelli IAW 043 system that integrated ignition and electronic fuel injection. Fuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an Internal combustion engine. Power increased to 90 hp and top speed to 230 km/h. The wheels were changed to 17 inches, giving the bike more stability.
Production ceased in 1992.
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