- Ducati 125 TV
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Ducati 125 TV, 125 T[1] Manufacturer Ducati Meccanica S.p.A Production 1956 – 1960 Class Standard Engine 124.443 cc air-cooled single cylinder 4-stroke
55.2 mm ∅ x 52 mm, 7:1 compressionTop speed 86 km/h (53 mph) Power 6.5 hp (4.8 kW) @ 6,500 rpm Transmission 4 speed Suspension front telescopic fork, rear swingarm Brakes front and rear drum Tires Front: 2.50 × 17 in. front
Rear: 2.75 × 17 in.The Ducati 125 T (Turismo) and 125 TV (Turismo Veloce) were single cylinder, four-stroke OHV motorcycles built from 1956 to 1960, featuring a double downtube full cradle steel frame and full-width drum brakes.
The 125 T sold in London for ₤181 13 s. 10 d. (inflation adjusted to ₤ 3165.35 currently) and the 125 TV was ₤ 187 2 s. 6 d. (₤ 3260 currently).[2]
Ducati's success in the year these models were released, selling over 10,000 units in 1956 (a 3.5% market share), would be unmatched until 1992.[3]
References
- ^ Falloon, Ian (2004), Standard Catalog of Ducati Motorcycles 1946-2005, Iola, WI: KP Books, pp. 11–12, ISBN 0873497147, http://books.google.com/?id=kDcFAAAACAAJ&dq=0873497147
- ^ Walker, Mick (1997), Ducati Singles: All Two-And Four-Stroke Single-Cylinder Motorcycles, Including Mototrans - 1945 Onwards (2nd ed.), London: Osprey Pub Co, pp. 194, ISBN 1855327171, 9781855327177, http://books.google.com/?id=sRaCNAAACAAJ&dq=1855327171
- ^ Falloon, Ian (2004), Standard Catalog of Ducati Motorcycles 1946-2005, Iola, WI: KP Books, pp. 22, ISBN 0873497147, http://books.google.com/?id=kDcFAAAACAAJ&dq=0873497147, "The release of the 125 coincided with a boom year for the Italian motorcycle industry, and Ducati sold 10,767 motorcycles (3.5 percent of the market) in 1956. These were halcyon days, and it wouldn't be until 1992 that these sales would be matched."
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