Ducati 1098/1198 - Hardcover

Cook, Marc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1935007068 ISBN 13: 9781935007067

Publisher: David Bull Publishing,U.S., 2010

Synopsis

For Ducati, creating a replacement for the controversial 999 meant that the 1098 was nothing less than a make-or-break motorcycle. According to Ducati Corse director Claudio Domenicali, The bike's only mission is to really excite the customer.A" Author Marc Cook goes behind the scenes at Ducati for exclusive interviews with the 1098's designers and engineers. Each tells his own story of the trials, tools, and technology used to create this revolutionary motorcycle as it evolved from the earliest design sketches to prototypes and test models. This evolution is revealed through hundreds of photographs that chronicle the bike's development through final manufacturing.

About this title

About the Author:

Marc Cook has been in motorcycle journalism for twenty-two years. His extensive background in aviation and automobiles gives him a thorough technical understanding seldom found among his fellow journalists. He wrote Ducati 999: Birth of a Legend, with Alan Cathcart.

About this edition

• Publisher: David Bull Publishing,U.S.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1935007068
• ISBN 13: 9781935007067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192