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Informationen zum Autor Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand and studied engineering and music at Victoria University, Wellington. After a motorcycle accident brought an end to his career as a symphony orchestra oboist, he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines including Classic Bike, Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Two Wheels, Motorcycle Sport, and Australian Motorcycle News. His first book, The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three languages. The success of The Ducati Story led to a series of Ducati books and histories of Honda, Kawasaki, BMW, and Moto Guzzi motorcycles including Motorbooks titles The Complete Book of Ducati, The Complete Book of Moto Guzzi, The Complete Book of Triumph Motorcycles, and The Art of Ducati. With an interest and passion spanning decades, Ian now concentrates on collecting and restoring older Italian motorcycles, particularly Ducati, MV Agusta, Laverda, and Moto Guzzi. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is ably supported in his projects by his family. Klappentext The Pantah Desmodue brought Ducati into the modern world of motorcycles. They were immediately more reliable than the earlier bevels, and established a blueprint that continues today. The proliferation of models is such that it can be difficult to determine the exact specification of an example. This book provides a guide to all of the individual models, their attributes and pitfalls, and what to look for when purchasing. When new, the Ducati Desmodue twins provided state-of-the-art handling and performance, and they still can. Zusammenfassung The Pantah Desmodue brought Ducati into the modern world of motorcycles. They were immediately more reliable than the earlier bevels! and established a blueprint that continues today. The proliferation of models is such that it can be difficult to determine the exact specification of an example. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Is a Ducati Desmodue twin right for you? 2 Cost considerations 3 Living with a Ducati Desmodue twin 4 Relative values 5 Before you view 6 Inspection equipment 7 Fifteen minute evaluation 8 Key points 9 Serious evaluation 10 Auctions 11 Paperwork 12 What's it worth? 13 Do you really want to restore? 14 Paint problems 15 Lack of use problems 16 The Ducati community 17 Vital statistics Index ...
About the author
Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand and studied engineering and music at Victoria University, Wellington. After a motorcycle accident brought an end to his career as a symphony orchestra oboist, he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines including
Classic Bike,
Cycle World,
Motorcyclist,
Two Wheels,
Motorcycle Sport, and
Australian Motorcycle News. His first book,
The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three languages. The success of
The Ducati Story led to a series of Ducati books and histories of Honda, Kawasaki, BMW, and Moto Guzzi motorcycles including Motorbooks titles
The Complete Book of Ducati,
The Complete Book of Moto Guzzi,
The Complete Book of Triumph Motorcycles, and
The Art of Ducati. With an interest and passion spanning decades, Ian now concentrates on collecting and restoring older Italian motorcycles, particularly Ducati, MV Agusta, Laverda, and Moto Guzzi. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is ably supported in his projects by his family.
