RIP Massimo Tamburini

[Dare2Fail]

The father of the Ducati 916 and MV F4 has sadly passed away.

http://motosprint.corrieredellosport.it/2014/04/06...

[RumpleFugly]

RIP

What a legacy!

[castex]

Gorgeous bikes. He will no doubt have penned my SS, too. Mi unisco al dolore della famiglia.

[bass gt3]

RIP.

What a legend, what a legacy.

[srob]

That is sad. He's left the world with some of the best looking bikes of modern times.

RIP

[podman]

srob said:

That is sad. He's left the world with some of the best looking bikes of modern times.

RIP

Very true....RIP

[dibblecorse]

A true visionary, capable of greatness, and achieved, his designs were iconic and his attention to detail sublime, and frm he few people I know that have met him, they all said what a gent he was with it, no ego, no diva tendencies, just a good guy.

RIP.

[Waynester]

Oh..sad. My 916 was the best bike I owned and still regret selling. RIP

[Ritchie335is]

RIP. The world would be a duller place without his creations.

[3DP]

A shame to hear this. Turned bikes into art forms. Has left a lasting legacy.

[bimsb6]

And the TA in bimota !

[Chipchap]

bimsb6 said:

And the TA in bimota !

Every Bimota up until 1986 came from his pen.

[dukeboy749r]

Gone, but never (?) forgotten....

[jamieatkinson]

Had the pleasure of seeing a F4 1000 Tamburini up close in a Miami showroom a few years ago. Absolute bike porn, amongst a showroom of new MV's and Ducatis including 3 Desmosedicis, it stood out looking stunning.
RIP sir.

[loudlashadjuster]

I'll still crane my neck to see a 748 or 916. Simply a superb design.

[Kawasicki]

Sad news!