Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Ducati 450 Desmo


 Ducati developed the wide case motor to allow the engine to be made larger than the 250 of the older narrow case. Both valve spring and desmo versions of the 450 were introduced in 196
9 and apparently about 3000 of both types were made before production stopped in 1974.

2 comments:

JP said...

And yet that's a non-desmo engine in the top picture, you can tell by the camshaft cover and exhaust valve lifter lever...

Anonymous said...

That ad has been around for 55 years, are you the first to notice?