SHORT LIVED SINGLE

The Sebring is a 350 cc single cylinder bevel-drive SOHC produced by Ducati from 1965 to 1968. At the time of its introduction, it was the largest capacity Ducati machine, and represents the last of the narrow case models. Total production was around 3,500 machines.

Al Gill, Michael Gill

North America’s primary Ducati importers, Berliner Motor Corporation, had been importing the Fabio Taglioni designed range of singles, the largest of which had a displacement of 250 cc. For 1965 Berliner requested a larger version. Taglioni stretched the 250 to 350 cc but had concerns about the reliability of the bottom end, so the Sebring was produced in a mild state of tune with soft camshafts, small valves and a restrictive 24 mm carburettor. It was a practice of Ducati at the time to name models after race circuits where they had won. Works rider Franco Farne had competed in a 251-700 cc race at Sebring in 1965 on a 350RC racer, finishing 11th overall and winning the 350 class. The Sebring was named after this race. When launched, the…

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