Desmoquattro

Desmoquattro is the name of an engine series from the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati . These are liquid-cooled 90 ° V2 four-stroke engines with two overhead camshafts driven by toothed belts and 4 valves per cylinder.

The name is made up of Desmodromik and Quattro (Italian: four). The first Desmoquattro model was the Ducati 851 in 1988 . Until the end of the 1990s, only the super sports bikes from Ducati were equipped with Desmoquattro engines. Later they were also installed in individual models of the Monster series and the sports tourer .