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In
front, this last year's example of the indomitable
851 style was my first awakening view into the world
of Ducati. In the later 80s, I was astride a cafe
in Austin and heard this incredible thump from an
851 circling nearby. When I found the brilliant noise
maker, it sat rather passive with no pilota to be
found, but yet still ticking from heat dissipation.
I must have spent nearly an hour going over the bike
from top to bottom, somewhat expecting to be hauled
off at any moment as a potential bike thief. Though
not a Ducati, shortly thereafter, I bought my first
used cafe style scoot.
From front to back we see Raymond Roche's World Championship
1990 #3 851 (ported to an 888, thus giving us an idea
of the bike to come), followed by the 1987 #1 851,
to a #1 750cc F1, to the #618 750cc TT F1, and lastly
to the #1 750cc TT1 F1 Endurance champion.
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