Ducati 750 & Franco Uncini - 1975 – circuit of Misano motorcycle racing photo

Description

A superb and rare image of the famous
Ducati
750
in
action during the
Trofeo Magnani race of Misano
on
the
2
nd
of June 1975
. Both riders with numbers 5 and 52 were riding the famous Ducati 750 desmo V - twin.
The image shows, with number
5
, the magnificent
Franco Uncini.
He wrote motorcycle history in 1982, when he became 500cc world champion. In 1975 his career already was skyrocketing. On the image he is seen in action with his Ducati 750 V-twin racer. He
won
the Trofeo Magnani race at Misano in a time of
40 minutes and 16.7 seconds,
with an average speed of
84.43 mph
(135.088 km/hr).
With number
52
we see Giulio Sabattini. He finished
second
, behind Franco Uncini, in a time of 40 minutes and 58.5 seconds.
It is rare to find an image of future world champion Franco Uncini on a Ducati racing twin. In the early 1970’s, racing with production-based machinery was extremely popular in Italy. These events were responsible for the quick gaining popularity of the heavier sports motorcycle, like the Ducati 750 SS, the Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, the Benelli 650 Tornado and the Laverda 750 SFC, but also British machines like the Norton Commando, Triumph Trident & BSA Rocket 3, but also the Japanese superbikes like the Honda CB 750 Four and the Kawasaki two strokes. Riders that would make world fame, like Franco Uncini and Marco Lucchinelli, all participated in these races before they made the steps to the Grand Prix World Championship racing scene.
The Ducati 750 SS was an immense success, its racing versions, like on the image with Uncini and Sabbatini; made sure the production machine did what it promised. The recently introduced Ducati Sportclassic model series is yet another great tribute to the machine shown in the image. The
Sport Classics were a long time coming since their introduction as concept bikes at the Tokyo Show of 2003.
The Sport Classic range comprises three different bikes: The limited edition Paul Smart 1000, inspired by the legendary Imola 200 winning machine of 1971, the GT1000 (inspired by the 750GT of 1973) and the single seat Sport 1000 which takes its inspiration from the bright yellow Ducati 750 Sport of 1973-1978.
Without doubt this is a rare opportunity to obtain a very nice
non period
image that reflects a wonderful era of Ducati’s rich history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this image, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 7.9" x 11.8" (ca.
20 x 30
cm).
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