[Ducati] Terblanche leaves Ducati

[Cooper]

I think the 999 is a beautiful design.  I'd love to have the bike with an 
air cooled 900 motor.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Bellm" <bruce19 at charter.net>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Terblanche leaves Ducati


> Just some random thoughts.....For the average rider Tasmburini's 916 was 
> the icon. It brought Ducati attention like no other...form over function: 
> ...with the addition of Cycle Cat adjustable bars I ride my 998 for 500 + 
> mile days with no problems (I am 61 yrs. old)....I believe PT wanted to 
> make his mark by going beyond Tamburini's designs. He rolled the dice and 
> he lost. Sometimes you just have to understand where you are in the 
> history of something. FWIW, I do not hate the 999, but it was the wrong 
> design for the time. I'm guessing but I think PT's ego got in the way. If 
> PT was key to anything, it was making it clear that Ducati's Superbike 
> must have stunning design. It is the flagship even if few buy one. It sets 
> Ducati apart from the other sport bikes and, thus, elevates the Ducati 
> line making it possible for other models to be associated with and benefit 
> from the elegance and exclusivity of the name....Ducati. When Tamburini 
> designed the MV, it was clear to me what the successor to the 916 was 
> supposed to be.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Veloce916 at aol.com>
> To: <ducati at ducati.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Terblanche leaves Ducati
>
>
>
>  PT's function over form design was needed to offset  Tamburini's
> form over function design. Beauty at any cost makes great art  but
> realistically, for the average guy, not much more than a  couple of 
> hundred miles a day.
> :-)  So in a way, he was very key to the  happy state of things we as 
> Ducatisti
> are currently enjoying. Beauty and  Function happily exist together. Let's
> give the man his  due.
>
> Vicki
>
>
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