Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > DesmoDue Bike?

[antonye]

It's a Ducati (ish), it's a 600cc (sort of) and it's a V engine (just not a twin!).

Maybe the rules could be bent slightly....?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4513158498

(link from Festa748's post in non-DSC events!)

[Iconic944ss]

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Nice avatar update too my friend, its snowing here as well

Frank

[antonye]

Originally posted by Iconic944ss
Nice avatar update too my friend, its snowing here as well

Thanks Frank - you're the first to notice

[chicken]

Originally posted by antonye
It's a Ducati (ish), it's a 600cc (sort of) and it's a V engine (just not a twin!).

Maybe the rules could be bent slightly....?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4513158498

(link from Festa748's post in non-DSC events!)

500cc would leave room for a big bore kit. I don't know how it would handle on control tyres though!

[keefer]

Originally posted by chicken

500cc would leave room for a big bore kit. I don't know how it would handle on control tyres though! [/quote]

a lot better than anything anyone else would turn up with

[Monty]

Mind you it would probably hole it's pistons before the first corner since the rules state "standard unleaded fuel'-even my TZ requires Avgas........
And I do like the bit where they describe it as a "Cagiva V593 500cc V4 Grand Prix Race Bike MotoGP Ducati "-what the feck has a GP Cagiva got to do with Ducati????? You don't think they are trying to get some kudos by association do you??

John

[chicken]

I reckon I could lap faster on my bandit than that thing.

In the hands of anyone with a fraction of riding talent it might be another matter though!

[phil_h]

WAAAAAAH !
I was just swallowing from a tinny when the page came up !
$170,000 and Reserve not met !
It's made my eyes water

[Monty]

But that is $170,000 Australian dolllars mate-thats about £25.00 at todays rate...........

John

[antonye]

Originally posted by Monty
And I do like the bit where they describe it as a "Cagiva V593 500cc V4 Grand Prix Race Bike MotoGP Ducati "-what the feck has a GP Cagiva got to do with Ducati????? You don't think they are trying to get some kudos by association do you??

Cagiva owned Ducati from 1985 until TPG bought out out 51% in 1996 - hence both the Cagiva Mito using the same shadow as the 916 and also Foggy entering the British GP in 1993 on the V593.

Don't forget that a lot of work on the original 916 was done at the Cagiva Research Centre, hence the "CRC" initials on airtubes of the very early 916 bikes.