The rebirth of the Dukedoms started ten years ago only, when the house bolognese was acquired by the Cagiva, that drew it from ugly waters in which it sailed avoiding an imminent closing. The technical Dukedoms, also having in the first years an extremely limited budget they succeeded however to plan enough valid motion like 851, that adequately prepared numerous G.P won relaunching the image of the house. Subsequently you/he/she was planned 888, that despite the defects typical of the Dukedoms of year (Angle of extremely limited steering gear, rough and easy friction to the tear etc.) succeeded in winning well three world Sbk. consecutively, bringing the firm definitely to the vertex. 1994 it is the year of production of 916, that is the first Dukedoms built without minding expenses, its development has lasted well 4 years, and has brought to amazing results.

Thanks to the long planning and the most limited budget the technicians are, in fact, succeeded in designing a beautiful motorbike in the finishes, powerful and elastic and extremely manageable, bringing the Dukedoms to compete directly with the more you affirm Japanese houses.
The motorbike, designed by Massimo Tamburrini, it is without doubt a sporting without compromises, inspired exclusively to the footstep, not only because it is a monoposto, but also because its dimensions are even smaller than some 600 sporting, the position of guide is, besides extremely picked and advance. 916, take back of 888 really little, to exception of the plinth of the motor, in fact, the rest is everything unpublished and original. The loom is also changed radically, its rigidity is, in fact, increased from 185 to 370 Kg for degree of bending. A true delight is represented by the rowboat of steering gear that offers the regulation of the inclination of the column of steering gear. Finally also the instrumentation is a lot well done and it is also clearly visible at night. All the structures of the motorbike are joined or with you unhook rapid, in way to allow an easy and ready mechanical intervention during the competitions, or with relieved bolts. The order of 916, seems to be that of the Honda Rc 30, but it is more ergonomic, compact, devised better, the suspensions are improved, and the angle of steering gear is, finally increased, the motorbike results to be yet uncomfortable in the city traffic, because of the strong load on the forearms, and of the scarce acceptable aerodynamic protection only if it uses an overall of skin. (All this is justified obviously by the purely competitive destination of the motorbike). In comparison to 888 the curve of disbursement has been rounded off and sweetened of very, and for this already from the low regimes it is warned that the motorbike is more quick, more slender, more nervous, thanks also to a sensitive diminution of the mass, what time arrives to 199 Kg in comparison to the 215 of 888.
The preceding motorbikes they were very sensitive to the corrections of accelerator or brake in curve, also a light braked it brought, in fact, to the widening of the trajectory forcing the pilot to frequent corrections, 916, thanks to the most rigid loom it behaves very better, allowing to enter more quickly in curve. With 916 he immediately takes confidence for worth of the new suspensions Showa, that don't hear again any wrinkles of the asphalt leastly, and for worth of the new and more proper position of guide. As far as it concerns the mechanical part, the motor has been strengthened in the plinth and the run of the pistons has been increased, bringing the capacity from 888 ccs to 916 ccs. The headings and the exclusive system desmodromico are unchanged. As we have said some new motor previously it is appreciated, besides the increase of 4 horses to the wheel, the sweetness of disbursement. With this you/he/she must not be thought, however, that 916 is an a little vivacious motorbike, we must remember, in fact, that find however us of front to a cylindrical bi of big capacity and big power, that has expressed his anger above all since 5000 to the 10000 turns to the minute answering with a formidable rhombus and an acceleration without precedents.
On this version the limiter intervenes, on the injection, to alone 10000 rpms. otherwise from the version S.P (Sport Production), that opens up to 11.500 rpms.
Recently the Dukedoms you/he/she has introduced a new version of 916: the S.P.S. what it has a capacity of 996 cc, and it disburses 161 cvs. to 11.000 rpms.
The Road arrives to unload 114 cv, while the S.P. 131

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