DUCATI THE STORY OF A LEGEND

Riding in the rain Considered by many to be a sculptor, moulding his motorcycles in order to achieve perfection, Tamburini stuck with the same philosophy when designing the 916.

Each time the prototype evolved, rather than taking it to the wind tunnel, Tamburini would wait for rain and take the bike out on the roads around San Marino and Rimini.

In doing so, he could observe the traces left by rain drops on the frame, evaluating the aerodynamic behaviour of each component and obtaining the necessary information with which to optimise the design. And this is how, step by step, the masterpiece took shape.