How Ducati Made A 1-Cylinder Bike Truly Fast

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00:00 Intro
01:04 Desmodromic valve
02:32 Sound of Singles
03:31 Single-cylinder challenges
04:09 The Supermono design
05:17 Specs
06:29 Single-cylinder’s advantage
07:18 Engine’s superiority
08:12 Production Supermono?
08:50 Other brands
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“1992 World Superbike Review” by Duke Video
• 1992 World Superbike R...
“Ducati Supermono” by Fay Myers
• Ducati Supermono
“Ducati Desmo Valve System at Ducati Museum Bologna (Italy) [4K]” by A Zak's Life
• Ducati Desmo Valve Sys...
“Ducati Desmoquattro engine exploded view” by Patrick Goud
• Ducati Desmoquattro en...
“Ducati Supermono vs VJ22 RGV250 Race 2, Morgan Park QLD Australia” by Grant Jordan
• Ducati Supermono vs VJ...
“SOUND OF SINGLES 1992” by Willem Rinkema
• SOUND OF SINGLES 1992
“Pierre Terblanche with Kevin Cameron: The Supermono Concept” by Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
• Pierre Terblanche with...
“Десмодромный механизм привода клапанов ГРМ” by Игорь Негода
• Десмодромный механизм ...
“Ducati Supermono #16” by wrkunst
• Ducati Supermono #16
“Ducati Supermono Balance Shaft latest design attempt” by KEITH TAIT
• Ducati Supermono Balan...
“Ducati Supermono - 1993” by Pietro Pecco
• Video
“riding on a Ducati Supermono” by evert1962
• riding on a Ducati Sup...
“Ducati Supermono” by Pro Twin Australia
• Ducati Supermono
“Ducati Supermono 570” by DUCATITRESTLES
• Ducati Supermono 570
“Motor BMW F 800” by Mestre das Motos Rogerio cycle
• Motor BMW F 800

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@VisioRacer Год назад

Hey guys, you love these videos and to ensure that you will still have the opportunity to watch new videos, considering your support also through Patreon: www.patreon.com/visioracer

@WhiteOwlOnFire_XXX 8 месяцев назад

No. You make a lot of money from ads alone. Stop sucking hard working people dry.

@Spectrolite1 Год назад

That dummy connecting rod is genius! 🔥😲

@hugejohnson5011 Год назад

That's a "no-no word"! Now, we say "special" connecting rod!

@LizardHunter777 Год назад

@@hugejohnson5011 I prefer "retarded" connecting rod

@hugejohnson5011 Год назад

@@LizardHunter777 Well yeah! But, in today's world, people are out there just waiting, and hoping to ruin someone's life or career over one public word like that. And, it is a shame, because with social media, and everyone being so butthurt all the time, one has to be careful not to hurt someones sensibilities. All of which I do find to be pretty retarded!

@Spectrolite1 Год назад

@tallwill38 Nice argument bro, it was literally added to increase reliability.

@Devo491 Год назад

There's nothing more definitive of motorcycling than the sweet tones of a big single at work.

@t16205 Год назад

The sweet tune of a inliine four is what does it for me.

@HegelsOwl Год назад

Yeah, you got that about right. Something about a thumper that connects with your soul in a sort of primordial way. It's spiritual thing.

@FSXgta Год назад

even a 4 stroke 50 cc sounds decent

@kjelleriksson2793 Год назад

This engine is no thumper, especially at 10,000 rpm...

@kjelleriksson2793 Год назад

@@t16205 A Ducati Bevel Twin or a straight six for me.

@kiefershanks4172 Год назад

I gotta admit, Ducati has made some pretty cool and unusual engines. This single is wild.

@MrTench8 Год назад

I can remember the Ducati Super Mono being raced at Donnington Park. Some of your footage was from that venue. I was and still am a huge fan of single cylinder engines, i so wanted them to make a production version of this bike!

@Sherpa199 Год назад

I done a load of composite work on the Chrysalis Sper Mono's that wiped the floor with those Ducati's in the 1999 TT , 1999 Championship and the 2000 TT with John McGuiniss riding after the untimely death of Dave Morris. Dave had made the cylinders of 720 and 750cc that fitted on the BMW/Rotax engine. I have the 2000TT podium photo on my office wall Chrysalis 1st and 2nd Ducati 3rd.

@TBPony Год назад

Your English and video quality has absolutely become high quality over the years of watching you. Keep these coming Its so much fun to learn with you, seriously it's so visually easy to enhance my automotive knowledge with every episode

@VisioRacer Год назад

Thank you! Glad you are learning this easily!

@alkiou3613 Год назад

I am impressed by the amount of thought that had been put to engineer this bike, just for competing in a race with a rule that hurts the performance of the bikes.

@b-radsadventures6846 Год назад

A friend's dad used to race one of these. I still loving looking at the pics I took way back then! Beautiful bike.

@cyrildrewery6654 Год назад

Thank you for all the research and effort to provide all the time very interesting content ! I am amazed by the amount of creativity that went into that engine

@mikebell2750 Год назад

As always, a very interesting and informative video about an engine that only a handful of people knew anything about. Keep up the great work, can’t wait until you put out the next one. 👍🏼

@kjelleriksson2793 Год назад

Oh, we haven't died off all of us yet...🏍🏍

@danielescobar7618 Год назад

This channel is peak performance. True power. No lag

@timothyvaher2421 Год назад

A rare, special channel, showing Ducati engineering from inside the company. Thank you for such research! 🏍️ 🛣️

@hugejohnson5011 Год назад

Great video. Thanks. I remember the hoopla around these when they were in development. I'm glad that my 996 had both cylinders though!

@gt4654 Год назад

Now do the Rotax Husqvarna Nuda 900R engine that is derived from the F800R

@_aakashpandey Год назад

Yes

@teteakhiangte6015 Год назад

Is this channel creator your slave. "Do the..." ; A calm word would be appreciated

@christianhodges685 Год назад

Why? It's just a 270 twin, albeit a good one

@gt4654 Год назад

@@christianhodges685 315 degrees twin with 13.1:1 compression ratio, 10kg linear torque from the start and that funky balance.... calling it just a good one is like calling kim kardashian a beautiful woman.... You really don't know what you're missing until you've ridden one...

@gianlucatomasello9492 Год назад

@@gt4654 ok but it’s nothing really special nor strange. VR’s focus is to present really quirky and innovative engine, there are a lot of good engines that are still “normal” and not really interesting from a technical or historical point of view. Ducati’s supermono was quirky and both tecnologically and historically relevant. Rotax’s 900, although a pretty good engine, had nothing really special to make a video about.

@Commander-McBragg Год назад

This was awesome! Thank you. You do perfect work.

@johnelliott7375 Год назад

You always come up with something killer all the time! History and performance in one! What is next , I enjoy all of your videos and the hard work you always put in to you and your videos. Great Wednesday to you and your family when you get moving in the morning!

@ramadhanisme7 Год назад

As usual, great research on your topic and with rare to be known footage

@volvogt21 Год назад

You have the most fascinating content. Keep up the good work!!!!

@robertwilson6144 Год назад

I wish there had been such a balance rod on my 1971 Ducati 450 Desmo thumper! My hands would get so numb I could barely hold on, but what a piece of sculpture the bevel drive Ducat singles were!

@soaringvulture Год назад

Oh yeah. My singles were fabulous to ride but the vibration kept my rides short.

@K777John Год назад

I still have a 450 Desmo-it’s the Desert race RT version, the vibration on mine is not too bad at all-but then allegedly the RT’s engines were assembled in the race shop so perhaps were better balanced.

@road8662 Год назад

The quality of your videos has greatly improved over time, good work

@VisioRacer Год назад

Thank you!

@vijayam1 9 месяцев назад

Brilliantly done mate!

@cuper_2 Год назад

WOAH! That dummy cylinder is a super original idea! :o

@grantmccoy6739 Год назад

This is cool. Desmodromic valves are quite interesting, and the connecting rod stabilizer is also neat. This bike seems fun. It's super light (I think) and has decent power. It's cool.

@markmark2080 Год назад

Great video, didn't know about this, very interesting and very cool...

@wzpu3283 Год назад

Thanks for the education! Great video.

@enormousdork3831 Год назад

I always enjoy your videos !

@danyan7 Год назад

GOOD video, i knew about the supermono but i don´t know how you got a lot of the information but i apreciate it

@VisioRacer Год назад

Thanks!

@shadowred1980 Год назад

Great job, an engine that many will have never heard of.

@fidelcatsro6948 Год назад

china should make and produce these kind of engines as replacement for current bikes

@briocheman21 Год назад

I especially love the refined sound of a dry clutch

@edwardrichardson8254 Месяц назад

I raced against one at Loudon Motor Speedway in New Hampshire in the mid-90s. The AMA let everything on the track for 8 laps after we got our racing licenses and the 600s were killing everything in the corners except for the SuperMono. It was going UNDER them in the corners, it was so nimble, like the guy was on a jet bicycle. We heard later it was a dentist from NYC.

@dukie1616 Год назад

Great video👏 Thank you

@asharma9345 Год назад

Visio Racer has Best Engine Videos. Have a Beer from me Cheers.

@ImInLoveWithBulla Год назад

We have a Yamaha SRX race bike that my dad used to race. I think in its most powerful tune it was on par with this. But definitely not at 550 cc. With the mild piston we have on it now, it’s probably making about 60 horsepower, at just a shade over 300 pounds soaking wet. It’s a glorious thing to ride. 100 times better than any mega-power new sportbike.

@shmaknapublar Год назад

I was going to say....My MZ Skorpion, which came from the factory with a Yamaha 660 single at around 48 crank horsepower, put out 70hp at the wheel and weighed about 300lbs when I was done with it, with plenty of room for more output should you feel like testing the limits. My build was somewhat conservative because I wanted to be able to run it 10k rpm all day with no worries. Oversized valves and some porting from probably the best person in the country regarding the Yamaha 660, a moderate Megacycle cam, flat slide carbs, full race exhaust, and some other mods for bullet proofing. The gear train for the balance shaft and the decompression mechanism both need modification to run at sustained high rpm. It was a wild ride for sure. You couldn't keep up with a liter bike on long straights but it would eat them alive in the tight twisties. 😁

@ImInLoveWithBulla Год назад

@@shmaknapublar does that porting guru of yours happen to be named Mike? And also, I hope you have a Jemco megaphone on it. They sound incredible.

@shmaknapublar Год назад

@@ImInLoveWithBulla Kenz Cycle Tech out of Mesa. Not only is he good, but a real honest mechanic/tech. If I remember correctly, his valve seat cutter had a failure when cutting my head so he upgraded me to oversize stainless valves and re-cut them for no charge. He educated me on the art of porting in regards to not just removing as much material as possible, but maintaining a nice taper all the way to the valve opening to keep the flow accelerating. He also ground down the stems a fraction and contoured the valve guides to maximize flow. Pulled like a freight train all the way to 10k when running on the track ignition. I set it up to run on the factory box or a programmable ignition at the flip of a switch.

@alastairdow4400 Год назад

Love how you get technical but not so much that you need a degree to understand eg how you explained how Ducati removed one cylinder and added a second dummy shaft so cool.

@francescoiacono250 9 месяцев назад

Ducati have just released a video of the Superquadro Mono !

@remideprez5663 9 месяцев назад

great doc! thanks!

@markbrown-us4xe Год назад

I remember rooting for it until I saw the price tag. Still love the Ducati Singles. Falcon Tattoo. Thanks for the on track video and Dyno.

@yetanotherjohn Год назад

Wow! Fantastic video! PS: When I was a kid, ANY 500cc Single was called a THUMPER!

@maureenmillard4241 Год назад

I had a baby Duke in the 70s. A 160 cc 1960s road bike! Loved the beautiful clean lines of the motor. is was a ins. Write off.Had the forks straightened,tidied up the rest and road it to work.Who ever wrote it off must have had very sore family jewels as the tank had a large dent you know where!! Mal.

@burner188 3 месяца назад

Nicely done! They brought a version of this back with the new Hyper 698. Be cool to see a naked sport platform around this powerplant someday 🤔

@thomasheer825 Год назад

In the 70-80's had several Ducks, loved the singles, but I am also a die hard fan of the old Yamaha XT-500, so you see I have a soft spot for a thumper.

@joseacuna3239 Год назад

It was so simple, yet so effective is crazy

@juanmaldonado3281 6 месяцев назад

,WAW. SUPER. AWESOME VIDEO. TNKS👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@92ford13 Год назад

It’s so cool seeing footage of barbers museum. It’s a quick ride away from home😂

@h200z Год назад

Loved the super mono

@NoMoreMrNiceGuy223 5 месяцев назад

I'm biased, as an Italian... But i've never loved a bike manufacturer more then Ducati. My first bike was a Monster 600 and the sound of that dry clutch... It's so distinctive, i love it.

@horaciokanashiro-hv2zn 6 месяцев назад

So simple, so 🤯. Visio Racer 👍

@Patriot-Logic 5 месяцев назад

Bucket list bike!!

@davidrobert2007 Год назад

5:54 it has a turbo for a water pump 🤩

@yusufkuntoro3141 Год назад

Really mind blowing

@E.T.GARAGE Год назад

Ducati makes some incredible engines, I have always wished that they had made a desmodromic V8 car engine.

@markbrown-us4xe Год назад

Mercedes had one way back. Looked like bent washers spinning to open and close the valve. Photos in early Ducati books.

@fastfreddy918 Год назад

Desmo engines are great if meticulously serviced. They’re powerful but delicate.

@lauriperamaki5354 Год назад

The sound 😍

@chrisbennett5796 Год назад

An interesting way to approach engine balancing. Who ever thought there could be such a thing as a V-Single?

@JaymeVanAuken 24 дня назад

Excellent

@walterbennetsen6660 Год назад

Visio talks Ducati, I listen

@DennisMerwood-xk8wp 4 месяца назад

The Yamaha T-Max 500 4-stroke parallel twin scooter motor has a dummy cylinder like the BMW 800. Why it sounds like an old Triumph! Very cool engine!

@martinskamla6789 Год назад

Crazy when you think About how todays 450cc dirtbike engines rev to 14,6k

@daviddavidson4496 Год назад

The supermono... I get harder than a diamond in an ice factory thinking about that bike

@donaldhipple4921 6 месяцев назад

Matching the acceleration/deceleration curves of the piston with the dummy rod or dummy piston is a much better approximation of the forces involved than a rotating mass. It is more common than you might think. Yamahas 500cc scooter engine is a parallel twin with a third dummy piston at 90°.

@jstewlly4747 Год назад

What's crazy you put they valves on any engine and you will get more power in mid and hi range cause it breathes wayyy better for the engine and 0 valve float

@PaulG.x Год назад

If that were true why don't race engine manufacturers use desmodromics? Because the truth is desmodromics were past their prime in the 1980's and ,today, systems using pnuematic valve springs surpass what desmodromics can achieve

@NBSV1 Год назад

It doesn’t inherently breathe any better. Power gains would be mostly from not having as many losses fighting valve springs. At the time it was a big deal since valve springs would tend to break and have a lot of problems with sustained high rpm use. But, with modern double or triple springs and better metallurgy valve float and spring harmonics are much better controlled while also allowing for higher lift.

@podulox Год назад

I like this video.

@rwd323 Год назад

Robert Holden, one of New Zealand’s greatest motorcycle racers was the most successful Supermono racer, sadly killed on a 916 at the Isle of Man in 1996

@mrmagoo.3678 Год назад

My Father has gave Me his older Ducati 900 supersport (888 style fairing) .. I can't wait to get My License sorted out and get it out on the Road.. the noise alone sends Me weak at the knees lol.

@DISCO__COWS Год назад

Mr. Visio Racer please reveal the synthwave beat you’ve been using in your videos, it fades in starting around 0:45 in this vid and I gotta go for a drive listening to it. Name that beat I need it in my life!!! * 0:40-2:55 best I can tell when it fades back out

@brandonboulton2776 Год назад

I need this engine for my KEI truck ❤

@chasebh89 Год назад

funny that the idea "well the 2 cylinder version is balanced" worked so well

@nuttyDesignAndFab Год назад

primary and secondary engine vibration DOES NOT impact its lifespan: the forces associated with with these vibrations are experienced by the bottom end regardless of balancers. vibrations can however shake apart the rest of the vehicle

@seanyo9122 Год назад

Please do the history of the MV Agusta F4 and how it came to be

@PeterPeer Год назад

I always wanted one....

@rickhibdon11 Год назад

Sure wish they'd build a single today... I'd be all over it! Had a 160 back in the day

@PrimoStracciatella Год назад

Ducati should've used the upright cylinder as a compressor.

@otismcfeely6401 Год назад

Having a super mono monster would be amazing.

@stevethebarbarian99 Год назад

Simon Crafar at the begining, with pink on his leathers. Never won a WSBK race, but did win a GP.

@cliffcampbell8827 11 месяцев назад

What do you mean by: "dedicated cam" and how does that eliminate the need for valve springs? Were the cam lobes inside the rocker arms? As in the pivot point being at one end, the cam goes thru the rocker arms at the middle and the valve attached at the other end? Something like that?

@johngibson3837 7 месяцев назад

Two cam lobes per valve, one to open and one to close

@cromo7743 4 месяца назад

The second conrod simulates another piston and conrod assembly. But this second set could use a very short stroke, just to be compact, and must be heavier to generate the same forces that eliminates vibrations.

@francescozani9488 Год назад

Ducati in 1926 was making radioes and electronic equipment ONLY. They started making bicycle engines from a borrowed design under license, right after WWII as a post war recovery effort. First motorcycles were 4 stroke 48cc developed from that first engine, in the early fifties. I find this channel usually well documented, but this time you need to get some fact straight.

@qzayx Год назад

I believe the desmo system was a development of the pre war Mangoletsi push pull valve system

@mikecavossa6450 28 дней назад

Harley-Davidson used Ducati single cylinders in their late 60s and early 70 Harley thumpers, they were great motors but the generator was a failure, even the voltage regulator was faulty.

@gavinboot4810 Год назад

Was wondering if anyone had made a sleeve valve single,,with its much larger port area,,?,,and lack of,valve bounce,,

@robertwoodliff2536 Год назад

At 8 . 05 it seams there is a valve spring at some point to push the valve closed....without the cam being in position...Or am I missing some understanding here..?

@soaringvulture Год назад

The valve is closed by an actuator driven by the closing cam, which is separate from the opening cam.

@johngibson3837 7 месяцев назад

The older bevel desmo had a little jesus spring on the closing lobes to take up minor slack between cam closure and valve seat

@user-wt6ce3hv1t Год назад

I wan to know where these old video and picture come from, because I don’t how to find?

@mikehotchkiss8975 Год назад

If YOU knew how, you would be making these videos. He is a master of research

@Giuliana-w1f Год назад

It's on the description

@yash_kambli Год назад

8:40 kevin cameron was there.

@VWPirates Год назад

You will find one of these, I believe one of two ever built, in the showroom of BTS in South Africa. The carbon rim manufacturers.

@FFG8G 7 месяцев назад

A walking stick for yhe piston. Who would have thought that 🔥

@gamerdude422 7 месяцев назад

Gonna put this on my grom

@jon-paulgrainger1303 Год назад

Such a noise. Love a ducati rumble 👍

@dave_xc Год назад

damn imagine if ducati does a 450 supermoto

@dwiatmaja9040 Год назад

has anyone ever tried to do research by combining the roller rocker arm +desmodromic valve system? as far as I know from various articles on the internet that desmodromic often has problems in the rocker arm, the friction between the rocker arm and the camshaft makes the rocker arm not last long,cmiiw

@adamwarner4590 Год назад

I want one😮

@ThePontiacgto65 Год назад

The superMono was basically developed for monotype race !

@crisnmaryfam7344 Год назад

6:23 funny how much that engine sounds like the cross plane Yamaha engines.

@garnerblair5179 Год назад

This has been my interest; make a giant R1 from an LS v8 utilizing the Ducati supermono technique .

@mikehotchkiss8975 Год назад

Great work. Did the early subaru motors buy the vw design or rip it off? In case you are looking for more ideas

@Anax100 Год назад

There's nothing unique about a flat configuration. By 1930, just about every piston layout you can think of, was thought of, implemented somewhere, lost, found again, lost again.

@neilchapman5145 Год назад

It’s a vw lump running backwards to avoid paying vw anything

@hugejohnson5011 Год назад

@@Anax100 Yup, I try to tell these kids that some of what they think is "brand new" technology, has been tried 100 years ago. And but for the lack of modern materials, it is only now that some things can be successful. There were operable electric cars over 100 years ago, but no batteries to do the job. Now look at 'em go!

@alexjenner1108 Год назад

The first horizontal opposed "boxer" engine was developed by a little known German engineer by the name of Karl Benz in 1897, but strangely enough this innovation appears to have been overshadowed by one of his other inventions.

@hugejohnson5011 Год назад

@@alexjenner1108 His motorcycle?

@fidelcatsro6948 Год назад

wow im going to fix a dummy rod to my 4 cylinder bike as well after watching this! 🐱👍🏿

@soaringvulture Год назад

That would indeed be a "dummy" rod.

@ImInLoveWithBulla Год назад

The 748 was a Supersport bike. The 916 was its Superbike counterpart, preceded by the 851.

@dennisbailey6067 Год назад

Ducati should have remade a road going single.All their eggs are in the big twin and V4 basket.

@NLynchOEcake Год назад

5:00 that actually sounds horrifying, like a lion and a dragon crossed and is now sprinting at you

@dustinh4175 Год назад

I wonder if you could use that connecting rod style on a 2 stroke engine.

@tortron Год назад

It would increase the crank case volume, you usually see the cases being filled in on high rpm engines to decrease the volume. Depends on the rest of what you do I guess

@HegelsOwl Год назад

WOW.