Riding A Real 1972 Ducati Imola 750 Racebike

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@bradb9146 4 жыл бұрын

Bikes were meant to ride , not sit on side stands . Thanks for not letting this one just sit .🙏👌✌️👍👊🙌

@geenag8876 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a 1974 Ducati 750 Sport based on their success at Imola. I still have it and still love riding it. Love that sound.

@gm16v149 2 жыл бұрын

I bought one as well in 1974! Yellow fuel tank. Mine was always hard to start, sold it after a couple of years. It’s good to see you kept yours.

@deqimages Жыл бұрын

@@gm16v149 Sorry to hear that. They weren't fully understood when they first came out, and the trick to get them running better was 2 things. Always start a cold engine with choke only and don't touch the throttle as it would flood easily. That engine would always fire up easily if choke only. And the biggie... throw the coils away and put some better Japanese ones on, as the Duke ran cold plugs and the supplied coils couldn't throw a good spark in a pink fit. The moment new coils went on, it never missed a beat and could run those cold plugs successfully.

@TheMickvee 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul Smart. Watched him race many times back in the 70's. A top bloke!

@gavinthomas5999 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the 80’s and 90’s I used to be a regular customer of Paul Smart’s Motorcycle Dealership in Paddock Wood, Kent, UK. I only mention this because perched high on a shelf above the main showroom floor was Paul’s winning Imola 750 Ducati displaying it’s battle-scarred patina. It sat their for many years mostly unnoticed by the passing trade and only a few understood the significance of the bike. Pure racing history like Paul himself who is a really engaging guy and happy to share stories of his antics with brother-in-law Barry Sheene. Wonderful memories.

@splodge5714 3 жыл бұрын

I used to go there for a ride on my Guzzi Le Mans and admiring Pauls bike up on the shelf. Yes, good memories.

@andyb.1026 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul ,, went out on a Bike

@mrgordonjohn6143 2 жыл бұрын

@@andyb.1026 Do you know the circumstances of the accident in which Paul lost his life ?? Thanks.

@andyb.1026 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrgordonjohn6143 only that it was an RTA, but no details.

@stevewales504 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video - RIP Paul killed only this week in a road traffic accident. Such a waste,following a great racing and business career. I was lucky enough to see his winning race Ducati in his Motorcycle showroom in Kent UK many years ago .

@3eeple 4 жыл бұрын

That was the best motorcycling video I've seen in years. Feels like old school petrolicious, and this is probably the best compliment I can give. What a bike, what a story, please make more of this!

@sethdedoes2743 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks a lot! That's kind of the vibe I was going for in the edit, glad it came across that way!

@johncunningham4820 2 жыл бұрын

Those air-cooled Bevel-Drive Ducatis make SUCH a sound . And , yes , they are VERY stable at speed . The Leading Axle was to make them turn in better .

@ronin4ortyse7en 4 жыл бұрын

Movies like these are rarely made. The imola 750 certainly got it's due!

@leslieaustin151 2 жыл бұрын

Paul Smart reportedly passed away on 27th October this year (2021). I knew him slightly in the days when he began racing with a 125 Bultaco. RIP Paul. Les

@robwhite461 4 ай бұрын

When ever I see a Bevel drive race Ducati it reminds me of the greatest Ducati pilot who ever lived. Mike Hailwood.

@iandusud 2 жыл бұрын

I had a 900ss and when you got that engine up near the red line it was pure magic.

@phillpearson269 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a 1973 750 Sport and raced in ERA and WERA. Later a 900 SS and raced it as well, had much success on both. They both are the most beautiful bikes ever made. I have an original poster of Spagiari that came with the 750 Sport. All much loved.

@marlecmarine5393 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I call a proper bike....:-) I owned a 1973 Ducati 450ss single cylinder desmo bike in glorious yellow. Brought it new from the only Ducati dealer in UK at that time, nearly bankrupted me it was so expensive.....but worth every penny.....I still have it. Watched Paul Smart race quite a few times, great rider, I have a 1:12 scale model of his Ducati Race bike......not quite as good as the real thing...….:-)

@richardcovello5367 2 жыл бұрын

I have a sparkletone silver 450 Desmo I acquired in the early '80s. Swapped a running '69 BSA Rocket 3 for it in some assembly required condition. Great bike, ported head, 30mm SS1 carb and Unity Equipe baffled megga, it's been clocked at 115mph. Keeping it 'til I can't ride.

@jorgenandersson9521 2 жыл бұрын

I had a 750 F-1 from 1986!!!!! The one of two in Sweden.I Race her in BOTT for two years 1989-1991 and sold her to a guy in Stockholm.Now she is back in my town and owend of a good friend of me who have restored her to the finest bike!!!

@jstav9100 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for making this high quality video, so that we, the masses, can live vicariously through this. What a beautiful, reverent clip, appreciate it so.

@gillb2268 2 жыл бұрын

Urban myth has it that one of the 750s had a genuine Bologna house fly encapsulated in the clear section of the petrol tank; forever preserved, amber like, in one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made. RIP Paul Smart, never met him, but by all accounts a top bloke.

@greghalliwell4902 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your Ducati Factory built Imola Bike with us. Truly a legendary machine.Your video and words are top quality and pay tribute to Eng. Fabio Taglioni and of course Paul Smart. Really appreciate you putting this video together, I have watched it many times and enjoy it every time.

@russellharvey6652 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That was wonderful. I did notice that the steering dampener knob was loose. Dampening probably not needed given the handling.

@ronverweij7863 4 жыл бұрын

raced a 750 S and the bevel is the best technology enabled experience on 2 wheels, the long wheelbase is a thing but Willow Springs just looks like the right territory, thanks for taking it around gave me a good idea about the track and look forward to take my Ducati TTF1 there

@deputymatt 4 жыл бұрын

What beautiful music that bike makes at speed! Thanks for sharing this!

@jonesmike53 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for this loving depiction of a legend.

@andrewrolfe932 2 жыл бұрын

The Bruno Spaggiari bike found its way to Melbourne, Australia, I believe. Saw it raced several times and it's still the best ex-works bike I've ever seen.

@josephdematio1755 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully conceived and executed, with great mix of archival documents and garage and track video.

@blipco5 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for letting us hear that engine hum. 😍

@Mark........ 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic story of a classic bike . Cheers

@MC-Racing 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. its so modern, that the steering damper is automatically adjusting all the time. They really were cutting edge :-P

@ryanfelton7938 2 жыл бұрын

The steering damper is loose, old mate forgot to tighten it!

@MC-Racing 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanfelton7938 Thats the joke ;-)

@purebloodheretic4682 2 жыл бұрын

🙏Rip Paul Smart🌹 What a Dream Machine! Its an Artwork for All the Senses!! Keep the Rubber to the Road & Rpm's High! -Cheers🇦🇺👍🍻

@DonnieDesmo 3 жыл бұрын

KZfaq doesn’t get much better than this!

@DucatiOfficialClubBelgium 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this amazing and beautiful movie ! Just great !

@jeffmullinix7916 Ай бұрын

That bike is a work of art and the artest is it's teacher . The Rider . Watching these bikes back then in the 60 and really the 70's was great thing to watch when I was a kid . Watching the riders lean their bikes into a curve is like a Ballaerina dancing in the rain . I bit of thunder and a bit of sun at the same time . The rider is like a lionhart taming a beast . The art becomes tame and dance .

@carlobrotto7132 2 ай бұрын

A very special greet from Italy and a ❤ful thanks for this video that moved me so ! 👏👍💯 God bless you all guyz !!

@US-px7wc 4 жыл бұрын

That sound!!! Is the sound of racing history ....

@presstodelete1165 Жыл бұрын

An old mate had an ex race MV for a while. It was perhaps even a bit special within its own class as it was bought from John Surties and finally ended up in the Barber museum. I always regret not taking Peter up on the offer when he first wanted to sell it as I suspect it is one of the most desired bikes of all time.

@bertswift 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video John! Loved it.

@VirtualGuth 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

@brucemartin974 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul Smart. You'll be missed!

@rogerhundley9490 4 жыл бұрын

On board sounds amazing!

@mrmnewman 4 жыл бұрын

headphones a must for this great soundtrack. !!!

@conscious4895 4 жыл бұрын

awesome reverence for an awesome machine

@jorgecifuentescubillos8966 Жыл бұрын

“Drive like the wind Straining the limits of machine and man” Beautiful video

@pauljenkins2501 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, Paul Smart.......

@MountainMetal Жыл бұрын

Whoa. MUSIC! What a bike.

@akuin811 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing.

@princephilip-v5t 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Lovely bike. Hasnt dated at all. Still looks hot. He understands riding a motorcycle too. Brought back lots of memories of being on a bike. I rode for 25 years, hard core. I dont any more.

@rcnelson 11 ай бұрын

A video that was pure pleasure and nostalgia to watch. Many thanks.

@jochenwagner5170 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent! Thank you 🍀

@JESSE2218 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul Smart.

@SkinPeeleR Жыл бұрын

It's a beauty. You're priveleged. Thank you for filming it.

@miguelcosta530 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@jameswulzen590 2 жыл бұрын

i WAS RIDING WITH YOU, SAW THE AREAS YOU WERE SAFE ON, GOOD JOB. i PUT MANY LAPS AROUND WILLOW, LOVED THAT TRACK. i'M FROM THE ALAMEDA BUT ALWAYS MADE WILLOW

@speedaholica 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful video!

@George-on5hi 3 ай бұрын

I'd say this one definitely belongs in a museum

@DustyVisorMotorcycles 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing for Gopro audio!!! They did a great job in Post..............😎

@andreagirolami6869 3 жыл бұрын

Proudly Desmo Owner

@martiniv8924 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul Smart , legend 👌🏻😎

@mcdk72 3 ай бұрын

Nice bike. Them 2 thumbers have always produced a special ride and amacing sound.

@orangelion03 4 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps.

@cpuuk 4 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!

@redtobertshateshandles 2 жыл бұрын

My brothers mates were Ducati fans. GT750, 750SS greenframe, and silver/ blue 900SS, 750SS all of them broke down. I loved them but .......

@gottiducati 2 жыл бұрын

Music to my ears

@jacklange1132 4 жыл бұрын

Terrific! Thank you.

@ducatimale 2 жыл бұрын

Things of beauty! Thanks for sharing!

@RabSpaniel Жыл бұрын

Just stupendous! what a fantastic and wieldy machine. Sounds like a single goes like a bat out of hell!

@cariq7112 2 жыл бұрын

What a Honor to ride this ducati. Awesome.

@lowbaritonewwj 2 жыл бұрын

I know the area well, having worked a total of 6 and a half on one of the big wind farms just north of there. Wonderful video to watch. On a related note, a pal and I went exploring just over the hill above the track. It turns out that the first few minutes, and the last few minutes of "Blazing Saddles" was filmed there.

@davidbrayshaw3529 7 ай бұрын

If only Ducati got the styling, the sound and the performance of these machines right, they would have been legendry.

@tonypate9174 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul Smart 23-04-1943 to 27-10-2021 ( is up on You Tube ) God speed to a real Gentleman racer of the (any) paddock ...."knock it down, chuck it in , scrag it out" Sir like ...THE BOTTOM OF BARREGARROW...

@eckispassion573 4 жыл бұрын

Great movie. You should ride this diva in the „Lap of honour“ at the classic TT isle of man. Fabio T and Mike the bike would send a smile for you from heaven....

@63grandsport11 6 ай бұрын

In 1972 Paul Smart was competing for the Bob Hansen Kawasaki team in the AMA road racing events in the United States riding the newly introduced Kawasaki H2R. Paul was under contract with Team Hansen and told Bob he was offered the ride with Ducati. He asked Bob if he would let him do it and Bob said "Don't let me stand in your way" Paul went on to win the race. Then continued to race the Kawasaki until his contract was over.

@jameshisself9324 Жыл бұрын

It would seem prudent to me that if you are taking it to the track or even riding it all that modern replica bodywork which is readily available should be used. Even if it's just a display bike. Wooden crate that butterfly bodywork up in foam and save it for special occasions! Thanks for the lap of Willow. It's been decades since I've been on that track and it doesn't look like much has changed out there. Beautiful bike on a beautiful day. A perfect ride and video.

@phillpearson7531 2 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@MrTurnone 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you for sharing that beautiful machine ...next film, what made the Honda Trail 90 so popular

@Team-fabulous 2 жыл бұрын

There are really only a few racing bikes in the world that carry a certain mystic about them. Mike Hailwoods TT returning Ducati, Joey Dunlops 2000 Isle of Man winning SP1 Honda, Kenny Roberts TZ750 flat track Yamaha and even maybe one of Evel Knievels Harley Davidsons... To mention a few..

@gillb2268 2 жыл бұрын

the MV Agusta 500 triples take some beating

@Team-fabulous 2 жыл бұрын

@@gillb2268 well said... Even the 4 cylinder 350 held its own against the TZ 350..

@gillb2268 2 жыл бұрын

@@Team-fabulous the sound of the four strokes of the fifties and sixties made the hairs on the back of your neck raise, ironically now I would love to hear the wail of the two strokes too

@mcozpda3392 4 жыл бұрын

great video , very nostalgic ... cheers ..

@inialoane 8 ай бұрын

I will hope they secured the steering damper as it's rattling around. I owned a '76 900 SS in 1979 and a 74 yellow sport found in 1990 in the states

@ClassicTrialsChannel 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul Smart

@maxbg 2 жыл бұрын

One word. Awesome!

@brianperry 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul Smart..

@daHipsta 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool, thank you.

@celestialcircles11 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful !!!

@ericlarson63 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastico! Go John!

@welshwizard822 2 жыл бұрын

One very lucky man

@hugoscheepers4838 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Keep it going!!! Wonderful!!?

@stephenwilliams926 2 жыл бұрын

If it was made by man it can be remade by man. But it will cost 3 times as much lol.

@Land-Shark 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! :)

@2krc 3 жыл бұрын

real legend

@ericlarson63 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastico!

@georgeflutey838 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@tommidahlberg1451 2 жыл бұрын

Is that Jarno Saarinen`s wife holding the pit board at 1:12? Looks like Soili.

@AuxesisHyperbole666 Жыл бұрын

Pity one can't hear it over that darned piano!

@YA-ee9zf 4 жыл бұрын

this rider is smooth

@-havoc-tzu-3197 4 жыл бұрын

It sounds and rides a lot like the Sport 1000.

@chhindz 3 жыл бұрын

lovely film! tell me "bike bent rod" I thought the point of desmo its no pushrods

@soaringvulture 2 жыл бұрын

A bent rod typically refers to a bent connecting rod, which is the thing between the crankshaft and the piston. And no overhead cam Ducatis had pushrods. The desmo eliminated the valve springs by adding a closing cam.

@caribman10 11 ай бұрын

At 1:14 you can see the magnificent Soeli Saarinen signaling her husband...a top-class racing wife.

@Fabio-kr9in 4 жыл бұрын

I believe Borat once said "Wawa Wiwa it's a very nice"

@waltermiller249 4 жыл бұрын

That big nob on top of the upper triple tree is moving around when he's in a full tuck shots! Isn't that supposed to be tightened down and not moving around?

@whalesong999 2 жыл бұрын

Probably not needed for a smooth course. Dampers are needed when the corners are bumpy and/or have dips and crests.

@richardcovello5367 2 жыл бұрын

Normally, the rider will tighten the steering damper a little bit so it doesn't dance about, but I can assure you, tightening the damper so it will eliminate wobbles, cornering weaves, and dreaded tank slappers is not needed on a properly set up bevel drive Ducati.