This move allowed Ducati to find success in the growing personal transportation realm, leading to the development of the company’s first proper motorcycle at the end of the decade, the Ducati 60.
In 1945, Ducati acquired the rights to a newly developed Cucciolo engine that was designed to be fitted to a bicycle. The business was a success for years but then during World War II the factory was destroyed, forcing the company to change course once the war was over. The brand’s story starts back in 1926 when Adriano, Bruno, and Marcello Ducati started the Società Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati to produce a short-wave radio transmitter at their facility in Borgo Panigale. Ducati has a rich history marked by a number of iconic street bike and track bike models and some game-changing designers whose impact is still felt in the models released today.
