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The 1965 Ducati 250 Mach 1 was a major motorcycle for the Italian marque, the performance of the single cylinder 250cc engine quickly made it a popular...

The 1965 Ducati 250 Mach 1 was a major motorcycle for the Italian marque, the performance of the single cylinder 250cc engine quickly made it a popular choice across Europe and it wasn’t long till Mike Rogers used one to win the 250cc production-class at the Isle of Man TT....

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This picture was taken May 20th, 1964 at Santa Fe Park, professional 1/4 Mile Track, on the South side of Chicago, Illinois……I won 1st place in the Consolation race – I was always much better off if I missed the finals in the heat races because I could usually win the consolation race & take home $15 to $25. If I made the Grand Final I would be lucky if I made anything at all! Expert, Amateur & Novice classes all ran together at the Santa Fe Park quarter mile track and I was a novice at that time. I earned enough points to advance to Amateur on the 250cc Diana that summer. Most of the experts, the “Hot Shoes” , were riding Harley Davidson Sprints, (which were made in Italy) or Parilla’s. I could out run almost all of them on the straights, but could not then handle the corners as well as those with more experience. I remember one rider in particular, George Roeder, was actually able to just stick his front wheel into my left side even as our leathers were flapping on the inside guard posts and just push me out of the way....http://www.ducati.net/2012/05/my-25-00-ducati-summer/

"When does something that is classic become cliché? When does the Ducati Grey and Green color scheme go from being representative of the great win at Imola, and become just another green and grey motorcycle?"...more

This picture was taken in the fall of 1969. The bike is a 1966 Ducati Monza 250, and it was my first “real” motorcycle. I bought it brand new in early 1966 for $695 cash — no tax, no dealer prep or any of the other fees we pay today....

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Great luck is often just great timing and if you happen to be George Betzhold, you are a very lucky guy…..

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This 1967 Ducati Monza is said to run very well, but it is currently suffering from a weak charging system....

More here: http://throttleyard.com/2012/04/03/1967-ducati-monza-project/

This 1965 Ducati Monza is remarkably original, and it looks like it could be a great rider for the money (by classic Ducati standards)....more

Ducati 250 Monza

Owner: Louise Dutton   

Photo taken at: Barber Vintage Festival 2011, Cafe Racer area of NCR Ducstock 

Photo by: Tim Burke

Thought we would share this nice photo of Mike McGeachy's 250 he sent us today. Taken at El Mirage dry lake at the season finale for land speed racing. It ran 121 mph it's first time out, not bad for a '66 Ducati 250.