PRODUCED DESMO-SYSTEMS
The hereunder mentioned "makes" will be progressively hyperlinked to their own informationpages.
The content of each page changes and grows in a continuous process.
With all this information we want to compose our new "internet-book".
From some systems (Mercedes-Benz/Ducati/Pohn BMW/Delage/Velocette) we already possess lots of documentation
(but of course never enough).
From other systems we only have some references (lines) from a book.
Our presentation on the WWW also aims at digging up the vast sources of information from the internet.
When you want to contribute to this project, please contact me by E-mail.
Nb.
Most pictures are scanned from ever collected articles and copies from books, which source is not always retracable.
I will not scan pics from (too) recent magazines. When somebody feels he should claim copyright, please contact me by E-mail.
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True Desmodromic Systems (in Internal Combustion Engines)
Desmodromic Valve Gear in Steam-engines
Semi-Desmodromic Systems
Doubtful (crank)case
Supposed desmo, but actually non-desmo
Ever existed desmo, but non-existing anymore (only mockups)
Internal Combustion Cam Engines
True Desmodromic Systems (in Internal Combustion Engines)
Amalgamated
Ariel (Ron Gardner)
Arnott (JAP)
Azzariti (Benelli)
Battlogg, Stefan (Porsche)
Bellini
Bignan (Causan)
BMG see: Velocette
BMW 2-valve (Franz Pohn)
BMW 4-valve (Franz Pohn)
BMW R1
BRM (British Racing Motors)
Brüdersdorf, Roland
Capriolo (system à la R. Küchen)
Cenna (old story)
Cenna (new story)
Cosworth
Daimler Benz & Co
Decuir
Delage GP
DUCATI
. Factory line 1956 - present time
.. Ducati 125 GP-triple nocker
.. Ducati 1 cil. production desmo's (1968 - 1975)
.. Ducati 250-GP-Twin
.. Ducati paralleltwins
.. Ducati Bevel-gear L-twins
.. Ducati Pantah-line
.. Ducati Four-valve L-twins experimental
.. Ducati Four-valve L-twins old generation
.. Ducati Four-valve L-twins new generation Testa Stretta
.. Ducati Four-valve L-twin 1098 evoluzione
.. Ducati Four-valve L-twin Panigale
.. Ducati new generation aircooled L-twins
.. Ducati new generation liquidcooled L-twins ST3(valve)
.. Ducati Desmosedici
L-Four Twinpulse GP-engine
. Non-factory line (private projects)
.. Ducati Bellini, Paolo 4valve desmo 1 cil. (speedway)
.. Ducati Del Biondo 4valve desmo 1 cil.
.. Ducati ErLa
.. Ducati Mazzucato, Carlo (speedway)
.. Ducati Gerrit Rook Special (Ice-speedway)
.. Schönenberg (Norton)
.. Miscellaneous
ESO
Ferrari F1 GP
Fiat 401 in tipo 801
Honda
Horak
Howarth
JAP
Küchen, Richard see: Neander
Lantenhammer, Otto
Lau Foo Wah
Mangoletsi
Maserati 6 cil.
Mercedes-Benz (W-196 + 300 SLR)
Michel-Aviation (AM-16 Aero-engine)
Miller
Minarelli : See Arturo Serri
Mondial 175
Morini
Motom : See Arturo Serri
Moto Guzzi (Hans Peter Länge)
MV Agusta 125 cc desmo double knocker
Neander (system Küchen)
Norton Manx (Doug Hele & Joe Craig)
Norton350(Harry Hinton)
Norton 350 (Bryan Thomas)
NSU (Ultramax) (Willi Hartung)
Orionette
OSCA (Maserati 372 DS)
OSCA / Maserati V8.
Packer Special American Board Racer
Pattakon
Peeren, Frits & Cees Fick
Pohn, Franz : see BMW
Porsche 753 GP
RudgeDDS (David Downer Special)
Scarab (Reventlow)
Schneider (system Michaux)
Serri, Arturo
Takegawa Honda Monkey Special
Toyota F1-research engine
Treen 350 cc research engine
Vagova (Vareille)
Velocette (patented by BMG)
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Desmodromic Valve Gear in Steam-engines
I know numerous patented linkages and excenter (Group 10) valve gear systems in steam-engines.
These are not covered here. Only the desmo type systems also used in IC-engines are added on this page.
Dabeg Steam-engine The 221TQ
Caprotti, Arturo
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Semi-Desmodromic Systems:
Basse & Selve (Aero engine)
Duesenberg
Husqvarna Excam
Lito Excam
Muller, Jan
Salmson
SEFAC
Zedel (Zürcher Lüthi)
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Doubtful (crank)cases
Aries
AWO/Simpson
Bianchi (Lino Tonti)
Honda GP
Lombard
Nagant
Pa Norton's patented system
Rolland-Pilain
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Supposed desmo, but actually non-desmo
Ballot
Mondial 125
Peugeot L76
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Ever existed desmo, but non-existing anymore (only mockups or drawings exists)
Foale
Velocette (Sid Willis)
Non-Internal Combustion Engines Desmosystems, like in textile and packaging machines
Internal Combustion Cam Engines
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Desmodromic Cam Engines
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