WHAT CHARACTERISTICS MAKE THE DESMOSEDICI A TYPICAL DUCATI ENGINE?
The V90 layout with an almost horizontal front cylinder bank, which we call L, the desmodromic timing system and the Twinpulse effect make the Desmosedici a typical Ducati engine. We designed it starting from a clean sheet of paper, not only in view of the demands of power output and delivery, but above all with one eye on the position of the engine in the bike which has been developed in parallel. There is not one piece of the new engine that has not been designed with the functions of all the other components in mind. The characteristics of the Ducati engines that we have maintained have major advantages: for example, the L layout and the short stroke of the Desmosedici have allowed us to build a small engine in both height and length, making it easier to position in the frame. The L also has another major plus point in the intrinsic balance of the 90 layout of its two cylinder banks, something that is fundamental in an engine that must arrive at 18,000 rpm. The vibration level is in
