Siento ser chinche y pedante, pero el sistema desmodromico ni es exclusivo de ducati ni lo inventaron ellos…
Fully controlled valve movement was thought of in the earliest days of engine development, but devising a system that worked reliably and was not overly complex took a long time. Desmodromic valve systems are first mentioned in patents in 1896 by Gustav Mees, and in 1907 the [b]Ariès[/b] is described as having a V4 engine with "desmodromique" valve actuation, but details are scarce. The 1914 Grand Prix [b]Delage[/b] used a desmodromic valve system (quite unlike the present day Ducati system).[3] [b]Azzariti[/b], a short lived Italian manufacturer from 1933 to 1934, produced 173 cc (173 ml) and 348 cc twin cylinder engines, some of which had desmodromic valve gear, with the valve being closed by a separate camshaft.[4] The [b]Mercedes-Benz W196[/b] Formula One racing car of 1954-55, and the [b]Mercedes-Benz 300SL[/b]R sports racing car of 1955 both had desmodromic valve actuation. In 1956, Fabio Taglioni, a [b]Ducati[/b] engineer, developed a desmodromic valve system for the Ducati 125 Grand Prix, creating the Ducati 125 Desmo. He was quoted to say… The specific purpose of the desmodromic system is to force the valves to comply with the timing diagram as consistently as possible. In this way, any lost energy is negligible, the performance curves are more uniform and dependability is better. The engineers that came after him continued that development, and Ducati holds a number of patents relating to desmodromics. Desmodromic valve actuation has been applied to top-of-the-range production Ducati motorcycles since 1968, with the introduction of the "widecase" Mark 3 single cylinders. In 1959, the [b]Maserati[/b] brothers introduced one of their final designs: a desmodromic four cylinder, 2000cc engine for their last O.S.C.A. Barchetta. Fuente: WikipediaLa ventaja del sistema desmodromico es que el control del tiempo de apertura y cierre de las valvulas es absoluto independientemente de las rpm... Y si no recuerdo mal se puso en las Ducati porque era la manera de poder competir con los entonces nacientes 2T alemanes orientales (MZ) y a peticion de un niño pijo inglés al que su papá pagaba todos los caprichos... ...un tal Mike Hailwood