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Title: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: twowings on August 25, 2016, 08:01:34 PM
https://ranwhenparked.net/2016/08/25/trapped-in-a-box-1971-ducati-750-gt/ (https://ranwhenparked.net/2016/08/25/trapped-in-a-box-1971-ducati-750-gt/)
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: twowings on August 25, 2016, 08:34:11 PM
that's why I labeled it Not Safe For Weak Hearts  :grin:
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: twowings on August 25, 2016, 10:32:34 PM
and the 860s were a sad excuse for a Duc...I love my Goose but not sure anything on the planet can equal the sound of the 750/900 Ducatis with Contis... :thumb:
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: sib on August 26, 2016, 07:06:10 AM
Would someone please explain this sentence:  "It hits a top speed of 124 mph (200 km/h), easier said than done 45 years ago, thanks in part to a low weight of 407 pounds (185 kilos)."?
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: tris on August 26, 2016, 07:10:13 AM
I bet the cleaners get fed up with constantly polishing nose prints off the glass  :wink:
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on August 26, 2016, 08:25:04 AM
Quote from: Les P on August 25, 2016, 11:15:37 PM
The ignition curve and big ends were a problem on the early bikes which did nothing for their longevity, the ahead of its time styling didn't help either. (The world is still waiting for that time as is the Triumph Mayflower)
Exception might be the 1979 900 (864) GTS, a very good bike and more or less an first generation SD engine with valve spring top end.

I had a GTS.. one of the bikes I wish I still had.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: brider on August 26, 2016, 09:04:02 AM
 I saw my first Duc 750GT at a MG New Mexico rally way back in '99. The guy showed up on it because it was Italian, but his real motive was to steal the limelight at the bike show. It worked. At the time I was on my recently-on-the-road Police Eldo, and I would've traded him straight-up, plus cash, for that Duc. What's worse, he claimed he got it for like $1,000 from a buddy who never got it running. I still tell people about what a beautiful bike it was.
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: oldbike54 on August 26, 2016, 09:56:56 AM
Quote from: sib on August 26, 2016, 07:06:10 AM
Would someone please explain this sentence:  "It hits a top speed of 124 mph (200 km/h), easier said than done 45 years ago, thanks in part to a low weight of 407 pounds (185 kilos)."?

 The author is making reference to a high power to weight ratio .

 Dusty
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: JJ on August 26, 2016, 11:56:50 AM
A 750cc and only 407lbs....I want one! :thumb: :cool: :1:  Beautiful classic!!
Title: Re: Italian Supermodel (NSFWH)
Post by: O on August 26, 2016, 06:24:14 PM
Sure it's pretty, but the engine is pointing the wrong way.  I'll stick with my V7.  ;-)

(http://thumb.ibb.co/jHFVrF/1971_ducati_750_gt_2.jpg) (http://ibb.co/jHFVrF)   (http://thumb.ibb.co/dcoiBF/2014_Moto_Guzzi_V7_Special4.jpg) (http://ibb.co/dcoiBF)

Anyone know if it actually produced 60hp, or was that just a brochure spec?