Ducati defied the critics when it reinvented the V-twin in 1986. Its clean- sheet design launched a Superbike legend lasting more than three decades
WORDS HAMISH COOPER
PHOTOGRAPHY PHIL AYNSLEY
The bright side of having an airhead BMW is it takes seconds to expose most of the electrics when they’ve failed you
From a lifetime of experience, I know that miracles can happen. You just have to persist
There is one kind of crash – fallen riders hit by other bikes – when only luck determines the outcome
Some last-race deciders can be something of a formality. Others are truly memorable
When I’m too old to ride on the road, I’ll be puttering up a creekbed on a nice light little trials bike instead
I don’t want to be known just as the woman who beats the boys, but as a winner full stop
Pecco is right not to abandon hope just yet. Almost everybody else, however, should probably do so
What succeeds in racing is what won last year, plus a couple of per cent
A must-read for any Ducatista, "Ducati 748 On Road and Track" by Sir Alan Cathcart blends technical insight, racing history and firsthand riding impressions into a beautifully crafted collector’s edition.
If it’s time for a plonker like me to get out of the way, there’s no-one I’d rather move over for
I can promise you one thing: we work hard first, so we can play hard later
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