Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ducati Motor Holding is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. Ducati are known for high performance motorcycles with large capacity four-stroke, 90-degree v-twin engines featuring a desmodromic valve design. Desmodromic valves are those which are positively closed by a leverage system, rather than relying on the more conventional springs to close the valves. The chief designer of Ducati motorcycles was the late Fabio Taglioni (1920-2001). The company has enjoyed nine World Superbike championships in recent years. See also: List of Italian companies This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.