Ducati Forza

The Ducati Forza is a 340 cc single-cylinder bevel drive overhead cam motorcycle built from 1976 to 1983 by the Spanish manufacturer MotoTrans, which held a licence from Ducati to make motorcycles under the Ducati name. It was based on the 350 wide case Ducati singles that the Italian factory stopped making in 1974 and that MotoTrans carried on developing. The first series, built until 1979, had a front disc brake, a 12 volt electrical system and an electric starter, and was finished in metallic red. The second series, from 1980, added cast wheels and a rear disc brake and was finished in orange with a black engine. It claimed 22 bhp and a top speed of 125 km/h. Some 1976 models carried a nominal 300 cc engine that actually displaced 256 cc, a version also called the 300 Electronic.