Ducati Supermono

Carbon fiber pieces included bodywork, sub frame, fuel tank, rear sets, airbox and instrument housing.

The front suspension used an Öhlins 42 mm (1.7 in) inverted telescopic forks, similar to those used on the Ducati 888 Corsa, and the rear used a cantilevered Ohlins DU2041 shock.

Liquid cooled double overhead cam shaft with four valve desmodromic cylinder head.

A horizontally placed 550 cc (34 cu in) cylinder used a dummy connecting rod that acted like a second piston in terms of making the dynamic balance equivalent to a ninety degree Vee twin.

This engineering was the key to overcoming vibration problems typically handled with either balance shafts or the incomplete solution of a crank counterweight.

Supermono tail section
Supermono motor