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The '''Ducati 888 motorcycle''' was the upgrade of the Ducati 851, which had introduced liquid cooling, computerized fuel injection and four-valve heads to the company's legendary two cylinder motors. | The '''Ducati 888 motorcycle''' was the upgrade of the Ducati 851, which had introduced liquid cooling, computerized fuel injection and four-valve heads to the company's legendary two cylinder motors. | ||
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Ducati had the [[Superbike racing|superbike]] rules changed so that 2 cylinder bikes (ie - theirs) could be 1000cc and the 4 cylinder bikes (ie - the Japanese) only 750cc. The champion the first year the 888 was introduced was a Honda twin, 1000cc. | Ducati had the [[Superbike racing|superbike]] rules changed so that 2 cylinder bikes (ie - theirs) could be 1000cc and the 4 cylinder bikes (ie - the Japanese) only 750cc. The champion the first year the 888 was introduced was a Honda twin, 1000cc. | ||
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[[Category:Ducati motorcycles|888]] | [[Category:Ducati motorcycles|888]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:59, 8 October 2009
The Ducati 888 motorcycle was the upgrade of the Ducati 851, which had introduced liquid cooling, computerized fuel injection and four-valve heads to the company's legendary two cylinder motors.
In 1991 Ducati increased the capacity of the 851 to 888cc, a further evolution of the Desmoquattro valvetrain concept that mated their long-running and unique desmodromic valve actuation--with cams both opening and, as opposed to springs, closing the valves--to a four valves per cylinder layout.
Continuing refinement yielded the next two generations of Ducati Desmoquattro "hyperbikes," the 916/996 and 999 lines.
Racing
Ducati had the superbike rules changed so that 2 cylinder bikes (ie - theirs) could be 1000cc and the 4 cylinder bikes (ie - the Japanese) only 750cc. The champion the first year the 888 was introduced was a Honda twin, 1000cc.
- 1991
Doug Polen - Ducati 888 - 1992 Doug Polen - Ducati 888
| Scrambler 250 | M620 Monster | 620 SPORT | 748 | 748S | 749 | 749/R/S | 750 Imola | 750 SS | 800 Sport | 800 SS | 848 | 851 | 888 Superbike | 900SS | 900GTS | 916 | 996 | 998 | 999 | 999/R/S | 1098 | 1198 | Apollo | Desmosedici | Hypermotard | Monster | Multistrada | Pantah | Paso | Sport 1000 Classic | 1000DS | PaulSmart1000LE | ST2 | ST3 | ST4 | ST4S | SuperSport | |
| Current motorcycles: | Multistrada (Multistrada 1200) · Desmosedici · Desmosedici RR · Monster 696 · Monster · SportClassic · 848 · 1098 · 1198 · Hypermotard · Streetfighter | |
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| Previous motorcycles: | 60, 60S, 65S · 65T, 65TL, 65TS · 98, 98N, 98T, 98TL, 98S, 98SS · 125 S, SV · 125 Gran Sport Mariana · 125 Aurea · 98TS and 85, 98, 125 Bronco · Mach 1 · Apollo · 750 GT ·750 Imola · Supermono · 800SS · 851 · 888 · 900GTS · 748 · 749 · 916 · 996 · 998 · 999 · Pantah · Paso · PaulSmart1000LE · ST series (ST2 · ST3 · ST4) · SuperSport | |
| Ducati mopeds: | Cucciolo · 55 · Brisk · Falcon · Rolly | |
| Designers | Fabbro · Galluzzi · Taglioni · Tamburini · Terblanche | |
| Racing division: | Ducati Corse | |