Showing posts with label vintage ducati. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage ducati. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

1965 Scooter Test - Ducati Portable

Being nuts about two-wheeled vehicles, we couldn't wait to get our hands on the Ducati Portable Scooter. Though the model shown here is still in its development stages, we cannot resist displaying an overt amount of enthusiasm for it. It was designed primarily for the person needing highly portable (i.e., light, folding, and miniature) transportation of a temporary nature. We cannot recommend the Portable as a full-time proposition; it is little more than a mini-bike, but with slightly larger wheels...













Monday, July 18, 2011

1965 Ducati Cadet 90 Motorcycle Impression article

Ducati's little 90 Cadet combines Force air cooling with a number of other attractive reasons for owning one, into a highly desirable machine. The handsome engine is a single-cylinder, two-stroke, of an actual 86.744 cubic centimeters. Horsepower is kept a dark secret, but it is by all standards enough to keep the Cadet in step with its competition...

1965 Ducati Cadet 90 Motorcycle Impression 2-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com













Thursday, February 17, 2011

1989 Ducati Superbike 851 - Raucous Red Rocket and U.S. Legal

Contents: Road Tests: Ducati Superbike 851 -it's finally here contact your loan officer now, Moto Guzzi Mille GT, Yamaha TW200; Features: Sidecars - are these things legitimate offspring or motorcycling's mutants?; Rawhide - Leathers with some unraveling stories to tell; Technical: Secrets of the Ancient Cam Timers; Cam Timing - how to do it; more

TW-200

1989 September Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com













Monday, January 24, 2011

2001 Suzukis - It's official: The GSX-R1000 is coming!

Features: 2001 Suzuki - It's official: The GSX-R1000 is coming!; Super Haybusa; Need for speed - Kawasaki latest spin on ZX-12; Test: 2001 Suzuki RM250; Special Ducati Section: 996R -the new Desmodromics; Why Ducati?; La Vita e Bella; Featherweights - four Ducatis that prove less is more; Comparison: Two ways to tour - Harley T-Sport and Victory Deluxe; Scooterway to Heaven - scooters at Pikes Peak? That's Gilerious!; more

GXSR R-1000 GSXR1000 ZX12 RM-250 996-R Gilera

2000 November Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Suzuki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com













Monday, October 25, 2010

1970 Three new Desmo Ducati motorcycles - 250, 350, 450 Mk 3-D

Contents: Road Tests: Ducati 250 Mk 3D, Ducati 350 Mk 3D, Ducati 450 Mk 3D, Bultaco 100/125 Lobito; Velocette Thruxton; Interview Special: at the crossroads - Mert Lawwill and Cal Rayborn Competition: Baja Motorbike Blues; Features: Speedy Read and the terrifying 250 Yamaha 4; The Pea Picking Caper; Then Came Bronson In-Depth Study / Michael Parks; more

1970 February Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com












Friday, October 1, 2010

1979 Kawasaki KDX400 motorcycle Test - Bye-bye Ol' Blue

Cover: Chet Carman and the Kawasaki KDX400 tip-toe through the trout

Contents: Tests: SWM 175 quasi-test exclusive, Honda XL125S, Kawasaki KDX400, Honda CM400T; Competition: 125 USGP - Mark Barnett's Baby; Superbowl of Motocross - night train; G.N.C. Amateur National - good times in Rio Bravo; Dragbike! National; Features: Yamaha TZ125G; Eleck Rider; $10000 Ducati; Open-Class CR, impression riding Mugen "Factory" 360 Honda; Tech: Kix-Trix - Kawasaki 125/250 Hop-up; Superbike Wrap; more

KDX-400 XL125-S XL-125 CM400-T CM-400 TZ125-G TZ-125

1979 December Modern Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Kawasaki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com












Friday, August 13, 2010

1986 Italy Delcares War! Cagiva-Ducati 750 Paso vs. Japan's best Sportbikes

Cover: Cagiva-Ducati 750 Paso

Contents: Riding Impression: Cagiva-Ducati 750 Paso; Tests: Yamaha Virago 1100, Kawasaki 1000 Concours; Features: Massimo Tamburini on Pasos and Paganini; Dr. Taglioni on "Difficult Bicycles"; ATk 560 - four-stroke that doesn't know it; Riding Impression: 1987 Kawasaki 750 Ninja; High Sierra Aventure; more

1986 September Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Cagiva/Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com












1986 Street Racing with the Cagiva-Ducati F1 Montjuich

Cover: 1986 Street Racing with the Cagiva-Ducati F1 Montjuich

Contents: Tests: Honda Shadow 700, 250 Motocross Comparison, Cagiva-Ducati F1 Montjuich; Features: La Carrera - public road racing south of the border; The Haze of Yesterday -when Mustangs were boss; Mustang - R.I.P. Mustang, 1945-1965; Return to Laredo - Honda breaks some speed records of short-standing; more

1986 August Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Cagiva/Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com












Friday, July 30, 2010

1975 Ducati 860 GT V-Twin Road Test / Specifications

Rare, but worth the trouble of obtaining one.

1975 Ducati 860 GT V-Twin Road Test 6-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
















Wednesday, July 21, 2010

1975 Kawasaki KX250-A Gas/Oil Rear Suspension - road test

Cover: Kawasaki KX250-A, rare Ducati 860 V-Twin

Contents: Road Test: Kawasaki KX250A, Ducati 860 V-Twin, Bultaco Alpina 350, Rokon 340 Automatic; Competition: Yamaha Super Series II; Technical: Yamaha DT400 Rebuild; Features: Interview with Pierre Karsmakers - Motocross, money and the Mafia; The joy of Cookin' - Jake Grubb's recipe for a Grand Prix ride; more

1975 July Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Kawasaki / Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com












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