Tamburini Was Well on the Way to Turning a Tall, Clumsy, Slow-Steering Clydesdale Into a Lighter, Lower Thoroughbred"

"Tamburini was well on the way to turning a tall, clumsy, slow-steering Clydesdale into a lighter, lower thoroughbred" Count Domenico Agusta. excellence that would span gearchange to the left- The idea was a partnership ALWAYS OUTSIDE four decades and reset the hand side, reinstated the to supply engines for THE SQUARE boundaries of mainstream electric start and replaced Massino Tamburini left Bimota Tamburini's proposed motorcycle design. the original Tamburini after 11 years and ended up production line. Wise chain-drive conversion at Ducati when it was bought friends quickly counselled THE RAT MOVES ON with the production version bytheCastiglioniCagiva against this, explaining that Readjusting his hobby into manufactured by Arturo Group. He designed the fully Magni. He fitted a beautiful the Count's whole business enclosed 750cc Paso. Many a full-time business meant philosophy was exclusivity, regarded this brave model selling the MV project in new fuel tank and matching similar to how Ferrari as Italy's version of Vincent's 1972. It went to a local MV seat cowl, numberplate operated in the car world. Black Prince sportstourer of enthusiast called Mr Cernesi. sidecovers to hide the big Fortunately for Tamburini, the 1950s. Unlike the Vincent, who had asked on a monthly battery, a small fairing and a jump in sales of Honda's it wasn't a dead end and basis if he could buy it. By alloy air scoops for the front CB750 meant many inspired many of Ducati's rivals then MV had produced its brake. The engine also was owners were now seeking to embrace full bodywork on own road-going version of its freshened up. improvements, and it production bikes. race bike, the 750S. Cernesi Altinier is happy to keep wasn't a leap of logic to His next big shot was the owned one but had found it the bike in its current apply technology from the iconic Ducati 916, which was underwhelming compared state as he considers it described by some as being MV-powered lab-rat project. with Tamburini's. remains true to the original as influential on motorcycle In fact, a track test of one of In 1974 Cernesi sold his Tamburini philosophy design and technology as the Tamburini's modified Honda MV and Tamburini's lab rat of experimentation. "Mr Manx Norton. Tamburini joined racers received widespread Tamburini said that this the Castiglioni clan on its great to a Mr Benetti, who kept publicity and sparked enough MV Agusta journey in 1996. the bike until 2003, when he first frame made by him interest from road riders for A few years later he sold it to the present owner. was very similar to the HBl Tamburini and friends to give presented the world with the Alessandro Altinier. concept," Altinier says, up their day jobs and turn achingly beautiful F4, which Never a show pony, confirming that this really is Bimota into a fully focussed still influences MV's designs. Tamburini's thoroughbred Tamburini's time machine. motorcycle powerhouse of Tamburini died in 2014, aged had been further modified Another case closed for the forward thinking. 70, from lung cancer. by Benetti to make it Bike Detectives. This is the For Tamburini this would a more practical road original Bimota, or should become a life-long pursuit of bike. He converted the we spell that Bi.Mo.Ta? • 88 .

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