Phil Schilling (January 1, 1940 – May 26, 2015) was an editor at ''Cycle'' magazine from 1970 until 1988, including nine years as editor-in-chief. For his contributions to journalism and motorcycle racing, he was inducted to AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2011 and into the Ducati North America Hall of Fame in 2006. Schilling died in Santa Barbara May 26, 2015.Obituary
Santa Barbara Independent, June 2, 2015

Racing

In 1977, he helped to create the 750SS that won Ducati's first

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title and brought the Ducati marque to the attention of the American public. The process was documented in ''Cycles "Racer Road" series.

Bibliography

* *Schilling, Phil (1975). Knowledge Through Color, Motorcycles (Ridge Press/Bantam Books). Library of Congress Catalog Number 75-517. *Schilling, Phil (1977). Motorcycles: The World's Greatest Motorcycles in Full Color. (Ridge Press/Bantam Books). ISBN 0-553-11182-5.

References

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