Fabio Taglioni (1920 to 2001) was an Italian engineer born in Lugo di Romagna who served as chief designer and technical director of Ducati from 1954 until 1989. After the Second World War he designed engines for Ceccato and Mondial before joining Ducati, where he began with the overhead-cam four-stroke singles, created the 125 Desmo engine that brought desmodromic valve operation to the company, and in 1963 drew the prototype V4 Ducati Apollo. His work led to the 1972 Ducati 750 Imola Desmo and to the 90 degree desmodromic L-twin that has powered Ducati motorcycles ever since, among them the machine Mike Hailwood rode to victory at the Isle of Man in 1978. He died in Bologna.
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Defining ContributionCreated the Ducati 125 Desmo engine and the desmodromic L-twin line 1 Connections
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was an Italian engineer
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1. Fabio Taglioni (Wikipedia)
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Fabio Taglioni (10 September 1920
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18 July 2001) was an Italian engineer
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was an Italian engineer
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He is known for creating the Ducati 125 Desmo engine.
Invented: Ducati L-twin engine, Biography
and the 1970s and 1980s production Ducati L-twin motorcycles
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Taglioni designed engines for Ceccato motorcycles and Mondial
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Invented: Ducati singles, OHC 98 cc Gran SportQuote, Invented: Ducati singles, OHC 98 cc Gran Sport
Ducati's single overhead-cam 98 cc Gran Sport, designed by Taglioni
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