Though the 1970 Ducati 350 Scrambler bike was not the most sinewy model Ducati produced , it constitute a fine example of this company ’s ability to get a lot of performance through plan efficiency .
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Starting out as an electronics firm in the mid-1920s , Ducati misplace everything in World War II and had to rebuild .
As in many other countries , Italy was in need of personal transport , so the company began producing a smallenginethat could be mounted on abicycle . However , it differ from most others of its kind in being a four stroke with intact two - speedtransmission .
By the early 1950s , Ducati was build ended motorcycles , though only small , walker ace . This changed in 1955 when a 98 - cc single appear with bevel - driven overhead cam , a layout that would define Ducati engines for the next few decades .
It was instantly successful in racing , and lead to larger and more powerful simple machine .
Another Ducati earmark was desmodromic valve actuation , which was introduce on a 125 - cubic centimetre racing car in 1956 . Instead of using springs to exit the valves , which often " floated " at high rev , they were closed automatically .
This lineament did n’t show up on production models until the previous sixties , but these 250- and 350 - milliliter singles were quick bikes indeed , and a 450 that trace was even quicker . However , only the sporting Ducatis got the " desmo " valve - train ; tamer modeling used valve outflow .
The 350 Scrambler featured here was considered one of the " tame " mannikin , though it was still fast for a bicycle of its size . Singles lasted until 1973 , by which time the V - twins introduced two years earlier had taken over the salesroom .
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Though the 1970 Ducati 350 Scrambler motorcycle did n’t stock Ducati ’s famed desmodromic valvetrain , it did have cant - cogwheel cam ride .
