igh ing ▁, ▁with ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁ ▁giving ▁just ▁under ▁. ▁Duc ati ▁soon ▁dropped ▁the ▁C ucci olo ▁name ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁" 5 5 M " ▁and ▁" 6 5 TL ". ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁market ▁moved ▁toward ▁larger ▁motor cy cles , ▁Duc ati ▁management ▁decided ▁to ▁respond , ▁making ▁an ▁impression ▁at ▁an ▁early - 1 9 5 2 ▁Milan ▁show , ▁introdu cing ▁their ▁ 6 5 TS ▁cycle ▁and ▁Cru iser ▁( a ▁four - stroke ▁motor ▁sc oot er ). ▁Despite ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁interesting ▁new ▁machine ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁show , ▁the ▁Cru iser ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁great ▁success , ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁thousand ▁were ▁made ▁over ▁a ▁two - year ▁period ▁before ▁the ▁model ▁ceased ▁production . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁management ▁split ▁the ▁company ▁into ▁two ▁separate ▁entities , ▁Duc ati ▁Me cc an ica ▁Sp A ▁and ▁Duc ati ▁E let tr onica , ▁in ▁acknowled gment ▁of ▁its ▁diver ging ▁motor cycle ▁and ▁electron ics ▁product ▁lines . ▁Dr . ▁Giuseppe ▁Mont ano ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁Duc ati ▁Me cc an ica ▁Sp A ▁and ▁the ▁Borg o ▁Pan ig ale ▁factory ▁was ▁modern ized ▁with ▁government ▁assistance . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Duc ati ▁Me cc an ica ▁Sp A ▁had ▁increased ▁production ▁to ▁ 1 2 0 ▁b ikes ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1