ig ale ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Production ▁was ▁maintained ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁despite ▁the ▁Duc ati ▁factory ▁being ▁a ▁repeated ▁target ▁of ▁Al lied ▁bomb ing . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁at ▁the ▁small ▁Tur inese ▁firm ▁SI ATA ▁( So ci eta ▁Italiana ▁per ▁App lic azioni ▁T ec n iche ▁Auto - A vi ator ie ), ▁Ald o ▁Far in elli ▁began ▁developing ▁a ▁small ▁push rod ▁engine ▁for ▁mount ing ▁on ▁b icy cles . ▁B are ly ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁official ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁SI ATA ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁sell ▁this ▁engine , ▁called ▁the ▁" C ucci olo " ▁( Ital ian ▁for ▁" pu ppy ," ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁exhaust ▁sound ) ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁first ▁C ucci ol os ▁were ▁available ▁alone , ▁to ▁be ▁mounted ▁on ▁standard ▁b icy cles , ▁by ▁the ▁bu yer ; ▁however , ▁business men ▁soon ▁bought ▁the ▁little ▁engines ▁in ▁quantity , ▁and ▁offered ▁complete ▁motor ized - b icy cle ▁units ▁for ▁sale . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁C ucci ol os ▁had ▁been ▁sold , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁SI ATA , ▁the ▁Duc ati ▁firm ▁finally ▁offered ▁its ▁own ▁C ucci olo - based ▁motor cycle . ▁This ▁first ▁Duc ati ▁motor cycle ▁was ▁a ▁ 4 8   cc ▁bi ke ▁we