Massimo Tamburini one of the greatest motorcycle designers of all time. passed away this weekend His first creation was a totally revised MV Agusta 750 Sport, which he made in 1971 using a frame he welded himself. He kept doing this after founding Bimota with his partners, Morri and Bianchi. At first, he designed a chassis with twin diagonal spars, and then he refined the concept of monoshock rear suspension. He was hired by Claudio Castiglioni, then in command of the Cagiva Group, which included MV Agusta (where he created the F4 750) and Ducati, for which he designed the Paso 750 and then his most celebrated creation: the Ducati 916, an unsurpassed landmark in superbike design. His last creations were the MV Agusta F4 Brutale and the F3 675. RIP
Don't think we will see another designer that took such an in depth interest in his creations! RIP Massimo.
Watched a documentary on this man a while back, I have to admit I enjoyed his determined single mindedness to his vision. Designed some gorgeous bikes!
