▁smooth ▁as ▁the ▁oil - b ath ▁versions , ▁but ▁the ▁cl utch ▁pl ates ▁can ▁wear ▁more ▁rapidly . ▁ ▁Duc ati ▁has ▁converted ▁to ▁wet ▁cl ut ches ▁across ▁their ▁current ▁product ▁lines . ▁ ▁Duc ati ▁also ▁extens ively ▁uses ▁a ▁tre ll is ▁frame , ▁although ▁Duc ati ' s ▁M oto GP ▁project ▁broke ▁with ▁this ▁tradition ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁carbon ▁fib re ▁frame ▁for ▁the ▁Duc ati ▁Des m osed ici ▁GP 9 . ▁ ▁Product ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁chief ▁designer ▁of ▁most ▁Duc ati ▁motor cy cles ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁was ▁Fab io ▁Tag l ioni ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 2 0 0 1 ). ▁His ▁designs ▁r anged ▁from ▁the ▁small ▁single - cy l inder ▁machines ▁that ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁' street ▁races ' ▁to ▁the ▁large - cap acity ▁tw ins ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Duc ati ▁introduced ▁the ▁P ant ah ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ; ▁its ▁engine ▁was ▁updated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁Duc ati ▁Super S port ▁( SS ) ▁series . ▁All ▁modern ▁Duc ati ▁engines ▁are ▁derivatives ▁of ▁the ▁P ant ah , ▁which ▁uses ▁a ▁to oth ed ▁bel t ▁to ▁actu ate ▁the ▁engine ' s ▁val ves . ▁Tag l ioni ▁used ▁the ▁Cav all ino ▁R amp ante ▁( ident ified ▁with ▁the ▁Ferr ari ▁brand ) ▁on ▁his