Massimo Tamburini was an Italian motorcycle designer for Cagiva, Ducati, and MV Agusta, and one of the founders of Bimota.
13 Facts About Massimo Tamburini
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Massimo Tamburini lived and worked in San Marino at the Cagiva Research Center, a subsidiary of Cagiva now MV Agusta, from which he retired on December 31,2008.
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Massimo Tamburini was born on November 28,1943, in Rimini, where his family were farmers.
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Massimo Tamburini created his first motorcycle design in 1971, customizing an MV Agusta 750 Sport by welding the frame himself.
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Massimo Tamburini name was a portmanteau of the first letters of their last names, Bi, Mo, Ta.
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Cagiva had acquired Ducati that year, and Massimo Tamburini worked designing both Ducati and Cagiva brand motorcycles.
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In 1985, Bimota was under "controlled administration", or fallimento, similar to US Chapter 11 reorganization and Massimo Tamburini had officially left the company, Giuseppe Morri having purchased Massimo Tamburini's Bimota stock.
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South African motorcycle designer Pierre Terblanche and Massimo Tamburini were working side by side at the Cagiva Research Center on new designs, Massimo Tamburini on the 916 and Terblanche on the Ducati Supermono.
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Terblanche's Supermono, which shared several visual cues with the Massimo Tamburini's 916, was shown to the public before the 916, leaving the impression that Massimo Tamburini was influenced by Terblanche.
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Cycle Worlds Brian Catterson spotted Massimo Tamburini riding his creation, the F4, in the hills of Tuscany during the 2001 Motorgiro d'Italia.
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Massimo Tamburini was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2013 and underwent chemotherapy near his residence in San Marino.
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Massimo Tamburini's health continued to decline, and he died on April 6,2014, at age 70.
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Massimo Tamburini was awarded the Sigismondo d'Oro in 2012, the highest award of the city of Rimini.