Desmosedici - What does it mean?

**Pax** · 12 May 07, 06:04 PM

Always on the look out for a new jacket and I have spied quite a nice reasonably priced yellow jacket. However it has Ducati Desomosedici on it.
Of course I do not have one on order ( desmodesici that is, shame ) so I do not want to wear a jacket if it is solely for that beast. Does the word mean something else in Italian?, I cannot find a translation anywhere.

Pax

**Steve** · 12 May 07, 06:29 PM

I'm fairly sure it refers to an engine type Steve. It would be good if someone in the know posts a list of the various types of Ducati engines and what they mean, i.e. the type of engine that they are.

**BOO749S** · 12 May 07, 06:59 PM

The internet says.
Desmosedici is a compound word made from the Italian for sixteen, "sedici" and the name of Ducati's trademark desmodromic valve design.

**stevieboy748** · 12 May 07, 07:09 PM

steve, boo749s has got it spot on

Desmosedici derives its name from Ducati's hallmark desmodromic-valve system -- and from the sixteen (sedici) of them it contains

**legs748** · 12 May 07, 07:10 PM

OK here is my entire grasp of Italian.

Testastretta - Narrow head
Quattroporte - Four door
Desmoquattro - four valve desmo
Pizza - Makes you fat
Nastro azzuro peroni - Makes you drunk (and poor)
Bella Lasagne - Pontypandy cafe owner

Italian is also not on my list of languages that i can order beer in.
Paivi help!

**stevel** · 12 May 07, 07:19 PM

Sam Tan eh, that takes me back! There's lovely for you isnit boyo

What about DesmoDue - 2 valves per cylinder?

**diamondbrit73** · 12 May 07, 07:22 PM

The basis of the design of the Desmosedici engine is two classical Ducati V-Twins next to each other, making a V-Four. With four valves per cylinder, the total number of valves is sixteen - Desmosedici means desmo sixteen in Italian

**Paivi** · 12 May 07, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by legs748

Italian is also not on my list of languages that i can order beer in. Paivi help!

Una birra, per favore! Or, if you're thirsty, due birre, per favore!

And, btw, unlike the convention, the syllable stressed in 'sedici' is the first one, so it's pronounced see-ditchi, not se-diiiitchi.

**legs748** · 12 May 07, 11:43 PM

Ok so thats, English, French, German, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Japanese(ish) and now Italian. Cheers Paivi! Glad to hear we came second to last in Eurovision from Finland!

**stevel** · 13 May 07, 08:10 AM

You missed Welsh! If you know Pontypandy you must be fluent :wink:

**Pax** · 13 May 07, 09:09 AM

OK! Thanks chaps. Its a shame cos its a really nice summer jacket

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DUCATI-CORSE-C...QQcmdZViewItem

However do not want to wear a jacket for another bike.

Pax

**legs748** · 13 May 07, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by stevel

You missed Welsh! If you know Pontypandy you must be fluent :wink:

I'm more the station officer Steele type, "Now who needs the fire service? Come ON Criddleington!" I'd like to say it was my neice and nephew made me watch it - But thats a lie! I used to watch it when i came home for dinner from work!