▁Duc ati ▁motor b ikes . ▁Tag l ioni ▁chose ▁this ▁em blem ▁of ▁courage ▁and ▁d aring ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁respect ▁and ▁adm iration ▁for ▁Francesco ▁Bar ac ca , ▁a ▁hero ic ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁who ▁died ▁during ▁an ▁air ▁ra id ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Duc ati ▁comm emor ated ▁its ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁Im ola ▁ 2 0 0 ▁with ▁the ▁production ▁model ▁green ▁frame ▁Duc ati ▁ 7 5 0 ▁Super S port . ▁ ▁Duc ati ▁also ▁target ed ▁the ▁off road ▁market ▁with ▁the ▁two - stroke ▁Reg olar ità ▁ 1 2 5 , ▁building ▁ 3 , 4 8 6 ▁models ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁bi ke ▁was ▁not ▁successful . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁introduced ▁the ▁ 8 6 0 ▁GT , ▁designed ▁by ▁noted ▁car ▁sty list ▁G ior get to ▁Gi ug iar o . ▁Its ▁angular ▁lines ▁were ▁unique , ▁but ▁raised ▁handle bars ▁made ▁for ▁an ▁un com fort able ▁se ating ▁position ▁at ▁high ▁spe eds ▁and ▁also ▁caused ▁ste ering ▁issues . ▁The ▁ 8 6 0 GT ' s ▁angular ▁sty ling ▁was ▁a ▁sales ▁dis aster , ▁and ▁it ▁was