Ducati Motor Holding (NYSE: DMH) is an Italian motorcycle
manufacturer located in Bologna. Ducati
motorcycles have long been known for their excellence
in design and performance. From the first post-war
bicycle-like low-displacement motorbikes Ducati
has grown over the years into a racing giant that
is consistently competitive in both the racing arena
and the world motorcycle marketplace.
In
the 1960s, Ducati earned its place in motorcycling
history by producing the fastest 250cc road bike
available, the Mach 1.
Ducati Mach 1In the 1970s Ducati began producing
large-displacement L-twin motorcycles and in 1973
released a L-twin with the trademark desmodromic
valve design. In 1985, Cagiva bought Ducati and
rebadged many of the Ducati motorcycles with the
lesser-known Cagiva name (at least outside of
Italy). In 1996, Texas Pacific Group bought 51%
of the company for US$325 million and renamed
the company Ducati Motor SpA. In December 2005
Ducati went back into Italian hands with the sale
of Texas Pacific's stake to Investindustrial Holdings,
the investment fund of Carlo and Andrea Bonomi.
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