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1974 DUCATI 750 SPORT

BUILT BY DUCATI MECCANICA S.p.A.

FROM BOLOGNA, ITALY

COURTESY OF STUART PARR COLLECTION

PHOTOS BY TED7

Ducati entered a new era with its 750cc V-twins, and racing successes confirmed their status as world-class sports machines. After famously winning the Imola 200 race in 1972, Ducati released a hot rod version of their 750 GT with exquisite café racer styling: the 750 Sport. It was an instant classic, beautiful and fast and uncompromising, as it could only be ridden in a racing crouch, even at slow speeds. But slow was never the point: the 750 Sport was built for speed, and it delivered.

748cc overhead camshaft V-twin, 5-speed, 401lbs, 62hp @8200rpm, 131mph top speed

Built from 1973 to 1974