Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

The desired Ducati…

Is it really 30 years since the first Ducati 888? A machine which (for many Ducati aficionados) is better than even the sublime and beautiful 916?

The 888 was, perhaps, the first expression of Ducati’s

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