An internal combustion engine, at its core, is similar to a giant air pump. To produce power, it sucks in fresh air and fuel, compresses that mixture, and then explodes it, before expelling the burnt ...

There was once a time when Desmodromic valve technology was cutting edge and a necessary competitive advantage for Ducati in racing. The Desmo head doesn't use a valve spring to return the valve to ...

A Ducati Panigale 899 in red parked on a twisty road, front 3/4 view - Navapon_plodprong/Getty Images There are certain engine technologies that seem to make a lot of sense, until you scratch beneath ...

Imagine taking the Ducati desmodromic valve system and adding electronic control that provides brief bursts of two-stroke power! The result could be a motorcycle engine that delivers great low-down ...

Word in the MotoGP paddock is that rival engineers are starting to realize the advantages of Ducati's desmodromic valve system may exist on several levels. The Desmosedici GP7s of Casey Stoner and ...

Ducati has made public the new Variable Valve Timing technology we wrote about only two days ago. While one of the small mysteries was whether the D from the DVT acronym stood for Ducati, Dynamic or ...

Ducati expands its portfolio with the Desmo450 EDS. The street-legal sport enduro uses desmodromic valve control for enduro ...

Ducati has announced it will introduce new engine technology that will boost power and torque, improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and won’t affect servicing intervals. Ducati Testastretta engine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An internal combustion engine, at its core, is similar to a giant air pump. To produce power, it sucks in fresh air and fuel, ...

A new generation of Testastretta engines will use new variable valve timing, which Ducati calls Desmodromic Valve Timing. Multistrada 1200 likely to be the first bike to be equipped with this ...