Re: [CR]Ducati crank arms

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From: <themaaslands@comcast.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org (Classic Rendezvous)
Subject: Re: [CR]Ducati crank arms
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:04:27 +0000

Tony,

I own an Aprilia bike with Cambio Corsa and seem to recall having seen a few 1950's Ducati ones too. I believe they also used these cranks on some of their motorino bikes (precursor to mopeds)

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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ

> Hi everybody

>

> I recently obtained a right hand 3-arm steel crank arm with slotted arms

> that looks like many others made by Magistroni. What is unusual is that

> the name Ducati is stamped in the middle of the arm in a brake in the

> flute. I have never seen any Ducati branded bike parts before and

> neither has anyone else that I have shown the arm to, including Hillary.

>

> Like some other Italian motorbike makers no doubt Ducati made bikes in

> their early days but has anyone ever seen one and if so was it top end

> or more utilitarian?

>

> I do not want to sell the arm but I would be interested in buying a

> matching 170mm left arm if anyone has one.

>

> Tony Beckett

> in very autumnal southern UK