The following is written by Himself regarding photo's in last post:
The cylinder head you're viewing is from the front cylinder--(#2)-- of a early example of Fabio Taglioni's fabulous 750 Ducati bevel drive V-twin. It is the first one I've dug into and am quite impressed with the castings, quality control and mainly the beautiful mechanical design. Wonderfully made silent bevel gears are everywhere. The desmodromic update came soon after, and honestly, I'm glad I'm not dealing with that complicated "improvement"! I probably don't have to tell you this engine was the precursor to all the Ducati twins built since!
Next on the agenda--2 Goldstar 500's--One a very rare racer--I couldn't afford even the insurance!!!
By the way, I'm guilty of reading over the shoulder of Vita and really enjoy your tales and beautiful images.
Nice "talking" to you,
Himself--or--HH
