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Title: Ooooooohhhhh luvely!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Cabman77 on June 09, 2011, 01:47:07 PM Have a look at this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200614313288&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Title: Re: Ooooooohhhhh luvely!!!!!!!!!! Post by: kevsky on June 09, 2011, 04:08:39 PM That is ooohhh so sexy not really sure about them open belts though might take a tinkering finger off cos we all like to tinker don't we
Title: Re: Ooooooohhhhh luvely!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Cabman77 on June 09, 2011, 05:25:05 PM stoopid thing is I`ve forgotten what desmodromic means, but I do remember it made Ducatis oh so lovely to twist open the throttle on. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Ooooooohhhhh luvely!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Tony oily bike on June 09, 2011, 05:36:33 PM stoopid thing is I`ve forgotten what desmodromic means, but I do remember it made Ducatis oh so lovely to twist open the throttle on. ;D ;D ;D ;D Tis Ducati's method of positively opening and positively closing the valves. Since the valves are mechanically closed, it does away with valve springs and therefore valve-bounce at high revs. wikipedia - "The term desmodromic derives from two Greek roots, desmos (controlled, linked) and dromos (course, track)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmodromic Saw this Ducati a couple of years ago at Goodwood - looks pretty cool me thinks........ Title: Re: Ooooooohhhhh luvely!!!!!!!!!! Post by: morrag on June 09, 2011, 06:42:33 PM Mercedes used desmo valve gear on their pre-war racers," nothing new under....." and all that Morrag
Title: Re: Ooooooohhhhh luvely!!!!!!!!!! Post by: kevsky on June 09, 2011, 07:29:38 PM now that is a serious bit of chopping ...loverly
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