My day at Ducati, and a fw hoursw at Lambo too...

iceteanolemon · Jun 5, 2013

Was in town and took the liberty to visit the Ducati factory tour and the museum at Lamborghini. Was a pretty memorable experience. I am not a huge fan of Ducati's but after this visit to the factory and everything I see them in such a different light. What a beautiful machine and how the factory is run and the people that build them are absolutely into it. I wish I could have taken pics of the inside of the factory but they forbid us. But I have some good ones of the museum to share!

So many more in the album but I only posted the three favs in the thread. Check the album out if you want to see more, lots more.

My day at Ducati, and a fw hoursw at Lambo too...

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swooshdave · Jun 5, 2013

Great photos!

iceteanolemon · Jun 7, 2013

swooshdave said:
Great photos!

Thanks!

nortriubuell · Jun 8, 2013

swooshdave said:
Great photos!

+1 and thanks for sharing !!! very kewl 8)

iceteanolemon · Jun 8, 2013

I guess that four cyl Ducati motor is one of only two left out there! Real cool looking motor.

acotrel · Jun 10, 2013

I visited the Ducati factory in 2008 and I was amazed that the bikes seemed to be built around machining centres rather than on large production lines. In that museum there is the Paul Smart Imola 750 on display (the bike in the photo with the girl in the red top) as well as a 500cc look-alike. The Imola Ducati 750 was raced in Australia by Ken Blake in the 70s before he was killed at the IOM. A friend of mine ended up owning the bike and eventually sold it to someone in Western Australia for $3000. A couple of Brits visited my friend , and he told them where the bike was and they bought it cheaply. Later they sent an email to my friend and told him what the Ducati factory paid them for the bike - it was pretty mind-boggling. The Imola Ducati 750 is the big racing icon at Ducati - it gave them their first big race win with Paul Smart on board.

acotrel · Jun 10, 2013

Incidentally, I love Ducatis however I would never own one. My mate (Bob Brown, in Melbourne) had a business working on them. No bill was ever less than about $5000, and most of the work was due to owners trying to fix the bike themselves. He used to pull the bikes down while the owners stood and watched, so they would know what the big bill was for. My feeling about Ducatis is that they are the last real motorcycle still in production, I get the urge every time I look at one. It is my ambition to race against an 851 Pantah with my Seeley commando 850. To my mind they are the same bike. Just a pity that classic racing in Australia is run by sidecar riders, who don't know where their backsides are . The idiots believe that date of bike manufacture has something to do with racing, and ignore technology differences.

iceteanolemon · Jun 12, 2013

acotrel said:
I visited the Ducati factory in 2008 and I was amazed that the bikes seemed to be built around machining centres rather than on large production lines. In that museum there is the Paul Smart Imola 750 on display (the bike in the photo with the girl in the red top) as well as a 500cc look-alike. The Imola Ducati 750 was raced in Australia by Ken Blake in the 70s before he was killed at the IOM. A friend of mine ended up owning the bike and eventually sold it to someone in Western Australia for $3000. A couple of Brits visited my friend , and he told them where the bike was and they bought it cheaply. Later they sent an email to my friend and told him what the Ducati factory paid them for the bike - it was pretty mind-boggling. The Imola Ducati 750 is the big racing icon at Ducati - it gave them their first big race win with Paul Smart on board.

Yah among others he Paul smart one was a totally cool bike to see. It's sitting there with no frills, just like it rolled off the track. Bad ass. From what I hear the race there his team mate ran out of gas the last second and he grabbed first place.

Super cool to hear a tie in story on the bikes history.

So much heritage in that museum.

One thing I didn't see is anything from max biaggi. They had all kinds of Baylee's stuff though!!! That dude is awesome.

Oh and as a flip off to Ducati a guy across the street from the factory has a big Rossi 46 flag hanging out his window in defiance.

One day on the Vegas track day I spent a few sessions dueling with a guy on his 888 and me on my rc51. It was a memorable experience. Maybe some day when the cash arrives ill get back involved and maybe more than just track days. I can have the hope and day dream for now....

My day at Ducati, and a fw hoursw at Lambo too...

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