The Ducati PaulSmart1000LE (sometimes abbreviated as PS1000LE) is a retro

Retro

Retro is a culturally outdated or aged style, trend, mode, or fashion, from the overall postmodern past, that has since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. The use of "retro" style iconography and imagery interjected into post-modern art, advertising, mass media, etc...

 styled "naked" sportbike built by Ducati to commemorate Paul Smart's win at the Imola

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello....

 200 km race in 1972, a win that helped define Ducati's future approach to racing. The bike is styled in the fashion of the Ducati 750 Imola Desmo

Ducati 750 Imola Desmo

The Ducati 750 Imola Desmo is a race motorcycle built by Ducati that won the 1972 Imola 200 mile race at the hands of Paul Smart. This win is considered historic by Ducati and its fans in that it helped define Ducati's approach to racing.-Design:...

 race bike that Paul Smart rode to victory, and the 1974 750 SuperSport it originally inspired. It is one of the SportClassic series designed by Pierre Terblanche

Pierre Terblanche

Pierre Terblanche is a South African motorcycle designer born in 1956 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He started his career in advertising but felt the need to move into the design world. After moving to Germany and working with Volkswagen design he worked at Cagiva's Research Center at San Marino...

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Styling

The bike is styled to look like a race bike from the 1970s, the rounded bubble style half fairing and café racer

Café racer

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 tail section are very reminiscent of the race winning 750 Imola Desmo. A green finished frame, outboard dampers and wire spoked rims with special Pirelli

Pirelli

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 Phantom tires (featuring a retro tread pattern made exclusively for the PS1000LE) complete the look.

Specifications

The PS1000LE is powered by an 992 cc L-twin cylinder, 2-valves per cylinder desmodromic

Desmodromic valve

A desmodromic valve is a reciprocating engine valve that is positively closed by a cam and leverage system, rather than by a more conventional spring...

, air-cooled engine with Marelli

Magneti-Marelli

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 injectors on a 45 mm throttle body connected to a 6-speed transmission. Power output is 92 hp (67.7 kW) at 8000 rpm while torque peaks at 67.3 ft·lbf at 6000 rpm. Exhaust gasses are directed to twin mufflers mounted high on the right side of the rear wheel.

The chassis consists of a tubular steel trellis. For the suspension, an Öhlins

Öhlins

Öhlins or Öhlins Racing AB, is a manufacturer of high-performance suspension systems for automotive, motorcycle, snowmobile, and ATV use. It is based in Upplands Väsby just north of Stockholm, Sweden...

 43 mm upside-down fully adjustable fork is used for the front while a fully adjustable monoshock also from Ohlins is mounted on the left side of the rear wheel. Total wheelbase is 1425 mm (56.1 in).

Fuel tank capacity is 15 liters (3.9 US gallons) which includes the 3.5 L (1 US gal) reserve.

All-in-all, the bike weighs in at 181 kg (398 lb).

External links

• PaulSmart1000LE at Ducati's official website.
• 750 Imola Desmo at Ducati's official website.