Ducati Supermono, the Ducati Lightweight, Single-Cylinder Racing Motorcycle

Ducati known for making great motocicles like the Ducati 916, made this iconic racing monomotor, acording to the official Ducati Site only 67 exemples were built for the Supermono Competition.

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The Ducati Supermono stands out for being super light, with carbon fiber used in the external parts, the subframe, and the double swingarm connected directly to the engine.

image from:https://www.cycleworld.com/2007/09/17/cw-classics-ducati-supermono-first-look/

With single-cylinder, 4-valve, water-cooled engine has a displacement of 550 cc and with a power output of 75 hp that allows the bike to reach a top speed of 220 km/h.

Wickipedia Commons: By Ytak171 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4641811

The design is the work of Pierre Terblanche, while the technical manager who turns this project into reality is Claudio Domenicali, the company’s future CEO.

Images from official website

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External Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_Supermono

https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/heritage/bikes/supermono

https://www.cycleworld.com/2007/09/17/cw-classics-ducati-supermono-first-look

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