Sometimes seaching the ‘net leads to interesting finds. Here’s a fun bit from David Morely of drive.com.au on the 12 Bikes That Changed The World, which of course includes the Ducati 916…

Light, lean and lovely, the 916 served notice that Ducati was back in the business of building cutting edge sporties.

What was so revolutionary about it? Well, while the rest of the world had convinced itself that an inline four-cylinder engine was the only path to true high performance, the 916 served up a similar menu of abilities but did it with a V-twin engine.