Ducati may have now joined the Japanese manufacturers in building a twin-spar aluminium frame for its MotoGP prototype, but the factory's trademark Desmodromic valve system will not be sacrificed.

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 is preparing to launch something the Italian manufacturer has never done before. The company known for its superbikes and street motorcycles is bringing a street-legal enduro to market, and re ...

The problem is as old as the internal combustion engine itself: Static valve timing is always a compromise. Figures that produce good power at lower engine speeds aren't ideal for higher-rpm operation ...

Ducati revved up manufacturing efficiencies on its unique high-revving Desmodromic engines by turning to automated laser tool monitoring. Renishaw NC4 laser tool checkers were installed on two Stama ...

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 ...

Named the Ducati Testastretta DVT (Desmodromic Variable Timing), Ducati’s new Desmodromic engine is the first in the world with variable timing on both inlet and exhaust camshafts, leading the way for ...

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 ...