The Ducati Paso was introduced in 1986 with the slogan "Il nostro passato ha un grande futuro" (Our past has a great future).

The name was in honor of racer Renzo Pasolini, nicknamed "Paso," who died on 20 May 1973 in an accident at the Monza racetrack during the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix (Gran Premio motociclistico d'Italia).

[2] Tamburini decided to streamline the bike and its 750cc motor in a close-fitting integral fairing that hid all mechanical parts—one of the first motorcycles to do this, along with the Honda CBR Hurricane series, introduced the same year.

[8] The Paso 750 was equipped with the latest-generation technical features: square frame tubes made of chromoly steel, a rear aluminium swingarm with progressive suspension, 16-inch wheels with radial tires, air-and-oil cooled engine, ⁣[1] electronic ignition and a comprehensive dashboard.

[9] The Paso was more expensive, had lower performance (72.5 hp and 210 km/h top speed) than its competitors, and had some reliability and ride-ability problems with the electrical and fuel systems, due to the use of an automotive Weber carburetor, which was ill-suited to a small-capacity motorcycle engine.

[8] The engine remained liquid-cooled, and the carburettor was replaced by the most modern Weber-Marelli IAW 043 system that integrated ignition and electronic fuel injection, which transformed the ride-ability of the bike.