 They were the product of Ducati's design chief Pierre Terblanche, who said the series started with the "Evoluzione" MH900e replica of Mike Hailwood's victorious 1978 Isle of Man TT bike.The different variations are based on similar frames, and powered by the Desmodue air-cooled 90° V-twin Ducati 1000 Dual Spark engine, also called the DS9 engine.The Sport1000 took its inspiration from the 1973 Ducati 750 Sport and related 750 Imola Desmo, and had the look of a classic lightweight single-seat cafe racer.