OLD 238

FOR DUCATI FANS THE name Gowanloch is an invocation. The man himself, Ian, might have moved on from the ownership of the Belmore store using his name but it’s still a place of pace for Ducati enthusiasts.

Building a fast bevel drive race bike is a different story these days than back in the late ’70s and early ’80s when Old 238 was built, if you want to be competitive, and it’s a good comparison between this original bike and the Ron Young Engineering 750SS here also to see how engineering has had to evolve over the years.

A RACER FROM THE OFF

The bike known as ‘Old 238’ was bought new by Gary Peters, raced a few times in club land, and eventually found itself in the hands of Ian Gowanloch, then making a name for himself as a Ducati mechanic and race tuner.