Ducati 750 SS racing bike – 1ST series 750 SS - 1974 – motorcycle racing photo

Description

A superb and rare photo of the famous
Ducati 750 SS
, one of the limited first production run of about 200, made between 1973 and 1974. Shown is the
1974
machine of
Doug Lunn
, who worked as a salesman for the British Ducati importer
Coburn & Hughes
.
Lunn’s
Ducati 750 SS
is one of the very first series 750 SS models of which only ca. 200 were made. They were
based on the machine that brought Ducati the legendary victory at the
200 miles
race of Imola
in
1972
. This was debut race of Ducati’s new 750 desmodromic V-twin, with its bevel driven overhead camshafts. Works riders Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari dominated the numerous factory teams in the race, finishing 1st and 2nd on modified race versions of the 750 streetbike. It gave instant fame to Ducati’s V-twin sporting models –a fame that lasts still today! At the time it was one of, if not the, ultimate Italian cafe racers!
Doug Lunn rode the photographed Duc 750 SS in many British racing events and in the Isle of Man T.T.
In the early 1970’s, racing with production based machinery was extremely popular in
Europe
. These events were responsible for the quick gaining popularity of the heavier sports motorcycles, like the Ducati 750 SS, the Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, the Benelli 650 Tornado and the Laverda 750 SFC, but also British machines like the Norton Commando, Triumph Trident & BSA Rocket 3, but also the Japanese superbikes like the Honda CB 750 Four and the Kawasaki two strokes. Riders that would make world fame, like Franco Uncini and Marco Lucchinelli, all participated in these races before they made the steps to the Grand Prix World Championship racing scene.
The Ducati 750 SS was an immense success, its racing versions, like the one on the photo; made sure the production machine did what it promised. The recently introduced Ducati Sportclassic model series is yet another great tribute to the machine shown in the image. The
Sport Classics were a long time coming since their introduction as concept bikes at the Tokyo Show of 2003.
The Sport Classic range comprises three different bikes: The limited edition Paul Smart 1000, inspired by the legendary Imola 200 winning machine of 1971 (and the 750 SS!), the GT1000 (inspired by the 750GT of 1973) and the single seat Sport 1000 which takes its inspiration from the bright yellow Ducati 750 Sport of 1973-1978.
Without doubt this is a rare opportunity to obtain a very nice
non period
image that reflects a wonderful era of Ducati’s rich history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this image, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 11" (ca.20 x
27 cm
).
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