If we hear the name Ducati mentioned, then what comes to mind must be a row of large motorbikes with extraordinary performance, or even MotoGP racing motorbikes, right?
But actually many don't know that this Italian manufacturer used to make scooters and three-wheeled vehicles, too. Well, some time ago we have aver discussed for Ducati made scooters.
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| 1958 Ducati Muletto 200cc carries a single-cylinder SOHC engine so it able to make the three-wheeler to run up to 60 kph. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3oOXWeb) |
At that time Ducati tried to compete with Piaggio, its compatriot manufacturer that had already produced the Piaggio Ape to fill the three-wheeled vehicle market.
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| 1958 Ducati Muletto 200cc with the rear-box that can be opened on all sides, as if there is no limit to the size of the goods it can carry. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3oOXWeb) |
And the three-wheeled vehicle was created by Ducati intended to a real-cargo vehicle with the rear-box that can be opened on all sides, as if there is no limit to the size of the goods it can carry.
As reported by Bikeexif.com, the Ducati Muletto has a carrying capacity of up to 350 kg. Then for performance, the three-wheeled Ducati carries a single-cylinder SOHC engine so able to make it to run up to 60 kph.
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| The Ducati Muletto 200cc open-top version ad back in 1950s. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/2W8AAno) |
Hereafter, there are two types of engines from Ducati Muleto, namely 175 and 200 cc. The Italian motorcycle manufacturer built the Muletto with a 175 cc engine in 1957, and a year later, the same vehicle was built with an engine with a 200 cc capacity.
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| The Ducati Muletto's 200cc single-cylinder SOHC two-stroke engine. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3oOXWeb) |
In addition, in the 1960s Ducati had also made other three-wheeled vehicles that was no less unique by using a two-stroke engine with a 50 cc capacity called the Ducati Fattorino. The Ducati Fattorino's unique form also famous due to has taken part in several Italian movie titles in the 1960s.
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| 1968 Ducati Fattorino three-wheelie uses a two-stroke engine with a 50 cc capacity. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3ne9GXb) |
While if you are curious about the red stripe both on the front and back of the Muletto body. It turns out that those red stripes are a must (in accordance with the applicable traffic laws in Italy) to mark the transportation service vehicles for merchant goods owned by third parties.
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| The Ducati Fattorino 50cc while taken part in an Italian movie titled 'Mamma Roma' in 1962. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3ne9GXb) |
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