9 6 0 s , ▁Duc ati ▁earned ▁its ▁place ▁in ▁motor cy cling ▁history ▁by ▁producing ▁the ▁fast est ▁ 2 5 0   cc ▁road ▁bi ke ▁then ▁available , ▁the ▁Mach ▁ 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Duc ati ▁began ▁producing ▁large - dis p lacement ▁V - t win ▁ ▁motor cy cles ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁released ▁a ▁V - t win ▁with ▁the ▁tra dem ark ed ▁des mod rom ic ▁val ve ▁design . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁C ag iva ▁bought ▁Duc ati ▁and ▁planned ▁to ▁re bad ge ▁Duc ati ▁motor cy cles ▁with ▁the ▁" C ag iva " ▁name . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁purchase ▁was ▁completed , ▁C ag iva ▁kept ▁the ▁" D uc ati " ▁name ▁on ▁its ▁motor cy cles . ▁Ele ven ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁C ag iva ▁accepted ▁the ▁offer ▁from ▁Texas ▁Pacific ▁Group ▁and ▁sold ▁a ▁ 5 1 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁for ▁US $ 3 2 5 ▁million ; ▁then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Texas ▁Pacific ▁Group ▁bought ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 4 9 % ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁sole ▁owner ▁of ▁Duc ati . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁T PG ▁issued ▁an ▁initial ▁public ▁offering ▁of ▁Duc ati ▁stock ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁company ▁" D uc ati ▁Motor ▁Hold ing ▁Sp A ". ▁T