Founded by three brothers, Adriano, Marcello and Bruno Ducati in 1926, Ducati was originally established to create a variety of components for radios. Over the following years, Ducati grew in size and constantly had to move and upgrade their premises and facilities.
It wasn’t until 1944 when the first motorbike’ was manufactured the Cuccicolo, a small engine designed to be attached to a push-bicycle. Six years and 20,000 Cuccicolo sales later, Ducati manufactured and released their first, full and proper motorbike in 1950. A mere 60cc, the “55m or “65TL weighed 98kg and had a top speed of 40mph.