Ducati Pantah
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The Ducati Pantah is an Italian motorcycle with a 90°
Unlike its predecessors which were
Pantah 500 cc
When Ducati's 1976 350 cc and 500 cc parallel twins proved to be a marketing failure, Fabio Taglioni went to work developing the a replacement. The Pantah 500 was developed from the last of the GP500 racers of 1973, the Pantah and its successors have shown that, contrary to the "received wisdom", a twin-cylinder biker can compete successfully against the fours.
The Pantah was first shown at the
The 1980 Pantah 500SL had a plain bearing
Pantah 600SL, 600TL and TT2 racer
The 1981 600SL had a fairing and hydraulic clutch activation. It had an 80 mm bore and the 58 mm stroke giving 583 cc, whereas the first Pantah based racer,[3] the 600 cc TT2 racer used 81 mm) The last of the 600SL bikes had MHR paint. The styling of the 1982 600TL proved unpopular, and the model lasted only until 1983.[citation needed]
Pantah 650SL and TT1 750 racer
In 1983 the 650SL was produced to homologate the TT1 750 racer's 61.5 mm stroke. Instead of producing a production 750, the 650SL was born with 82 mm bore and the required 61.5 mm stroke. bodywork is virtually identical to the 600 but was painted red and yellow, had a different instrument layout and some other minor changes, but it had more torque, and that was a big improvement and was considered by many as THE pantah. The 650SL produced 63 hp at 8,500 rpm.
Cagiva takeover
Cagiva took over Ducati Meccanica in 1985, and Ducati engines promptly appeared in Cagiva-badged motorcycles. The 650SL continued to be produced after the Cagiva take-over, and ended production in 1986. The Cagiva Alazzurra was a revamped Ducati Pantah.[4]
See also
- Ducati Bipantah
- Ducati Air-cooled V Twins(1970 on)
References
- ^ a b c d Woodbury, Nolan. "Ducati 500SL Pantah". www.woodburymotomedia.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "The Pantah SL". Pantaheads.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ "History". Ducatisuite.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ Richard Backus (January–February 2008). "The Cagiva Alazzurra". Motorcycle Classics. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
External links
- Ducati Pantah at Ducati.com Heritage