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After making its debut in 748cc form in the Bol d’Or 24 Hour race in September 1986, then in 851cc guise by winning the 1987 Daytona Battle of the Twins race in the hands of Marco Lucchinelli, the production version of the new Ducati 851 Superbike was unveiled at the Milan Show in October 1987. Bordi had taken over technical direction of the Italian company from his legendary predecessor Fabio Taglioni, with the acquisition of Ducati in 1985 by Cagiva. When the standoff came, it was between the Japanese bikes and a very different kind of Desmo V-twin – the eight-valve fuel-injected 851 Desmoquattro created by Ducati’s youthful new chief engineer Massimo Bordi. When Cathcart first jumped on, he was racing at a time when the two vs four cylinder competition was heating up.Ĭheck out our interview with Kevin Magee on the Bob Brown Ducati here… Read our feature on the Bob Brown Ducati TT2 Supersport Replica built by Bob Brown here… – to the extent that, after being beaten by it, the Honda Australia team actually wound up protesting the Ducati’s technical eligibility for Superbike racing on the grounds that not enough street versions had been registered in Australia with its Verlicchi frame.
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That Brown-brewed Pantah-based F1 racer was pretty remarkable for its cheeky challenge to the might of Japan Inc.
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In its early days, the air-cooled Pantah-based Bob Brown Ducati F1 caught the eye of major International Manufacturers.įor it was on this motorcycle that future 500GP-winning works Yamaha and Suzuki rider Kevin Magee made a name for himself, not only via his countless wins on the little Desmo V-twin in local Thunderbike and Formula European support events, but even more so after he took on and beat the factory-built Honda VFR750 and Suzuki GSX1100 Superbikes in the ASBK Series in 1984/85.Ĭheck out our other Throwback Thursdays here…