Ducati: a memory dedicated to the designer Fabio Taglioni [VIDEO]

The passion and genius of the designer Fabio Taglioni stand out in the video proposed by Ducati. Shots dedicated to a mechanical artist.

Fabio Taglioni

A thirty-year career, ranging from small-displacement mopeds to "derivative" sports cars for competitions, dotted with more than a thousand projects and in particular a connotative solution in the history of Ducati: the implementation of a desmodromic system. But they also remember theL-shaped engine setting twin-cylinder embraced by a trellis frame.
A designer particularly interested in the reliability of every aspect, given that victories were not decided by power alone. Hence the introduction of desmodromic distribution in the world of competitions, functional to allow the engines to reach very high speeds with constant efficiency.
Another interesting aspect, remaining on the engines, was also the aesthetics. Not only strength and effectiveness, but also a certain attention to visible detail. Fabio Taglioni's passion for orchid, flowers that represent harmonious expressions of elegance in nature. Beauty and performance are typical aspects of Ducati production and tradition.
Recalling Fabio Taglioni's passion for design, we remember, for example, his degree thesis in 1948. On this occasion he designed a racing engine made up of four cylinders 500 cc. While in the 1960, although it was never adopted and used in racing, he designed an air-cooled Formula 1 engine eight cylinders of 1.500 cc.

Video: Ducati
Opening image taken from the movie