sideblog: Radical Ducati

Monday, 27 October 2014

Radical Ducati

Random web find. No info. Early 70s 750SS? The engine has been inclined forward - to lower the centre of gravity? And the lower casing has the side of it's 'chin' shaved flat for extra clearance in the corners. BP

5 comments:

Harley said...: Definitely an early bevel engine in what looks like a stock(ish) frame, apart from the angle of the engine. I can't see any obvious advantage to such a small change but cutting away the outside edge of the cases suggests they were expecting some pretty extreme lean angles.; 27 October 2014 at 14:58
Poppa Wheelie said...: That thing has Ron Wood written all over it; 27 October 2014 at 15:56
OILY RAG said...: I thought about swinging the engine more upright on mine so that I could move it closer to the front . But the thought of oil pick ups and drains being in the wrong place and resulting in starvation put me off .; 28 October 2014 at 17:37
McQmoto said...: Going back a good few years I took photos of a fabulous Trackmaster - framed Ducati that was being raced in Vintage Dirt Track. I'll have to dig out the pics...; 29 October 2014 at 17:08
Anonymous said...: Hey Gary,
This bike was built by my Pops, Ron Wood, for racing at Ascot.
This is a snapshot outside his shop, (circa:1970).
-Gar Wood; 3 January 2018 at 07:43