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A shaft in an ICE that actuates components that open valves into the combustion chamber to allow the flow of necessary gasses in order for a combustion process to function.

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Why did Ducati decide to use the desmodromic valve train rather than a more tradition valve ...

Ducati’s desmodromic valve system's camshaft (timing and conjugate) designs are considerably more complex and therefore susceptible to change engine behaviour with wear; more than, say, other traditional … The whole idea of any desmodromic system is to force the valves to remain utterly complaint with the Valvetrain/camshaft timing diagram as faithfully as possible. …
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