Ducati

Although Ducati is now owned by Automobili Lamborghini, the Bologna company is regarded as the Ferrari of the motorcycle world. Since the 1950s, its sporting motorcycles have been a favorite target of racers, tweakers and customizers.

In the custom world, the SportClassic is regarded as the archetypal modern-day café racer. Designed by Pierre Terblanche and launched in 2003, the SportClassic was way ahead of its time and sold poorly until its demise in 2010. But nowadays, values of Ducati models are rising rapidly and the styling is uniquely pleasing to the eye.

The Pantah and Monster have always been popular Ducati bikes with builders, but we’re now seeing the purer sportbikes creeping into the scene—often with ‘retro fighter’ builds—and a huge number of Scrambler customs.

Ducati Sport 1000 custom

Ducati Sport 1000

Most of the motorcycles we feature here are beyond the realms of the average rider (self included). So it’s good to occasionally…

Ducati 750SS custom by Wrenchmonkees

Ducati 750SS custom

I’ve always thought that the best-looking Ducatis are often those that aren’t red. (The Gulf 1098R being a great example.) So I’m…

1962 Ducati Elite classic motorcycle

Ducati 200 Élite

It’s been too long since we’ve featured vintage Italian machinery. And then I stumbled across this jaw-dropping shot of a Ducati 200…

Ducati 748RS

Ducati 748RS

I’ve always thought the 748 was one of the prettiest and most appealing Ducatis of recent times. It had the elegant architecture…

Ducati NCR Leggera by Hattar Moto

Hattar NCR Leggera

I didn’t think any bike could get more extreme than the NCR Millona M16 we revealed a couple of weeks ago. Until…

Ducati NCR M16

Ducati NCR M16

This is one of those motorcycles that’s going to make it onto websites that don’t normally feature motorcycles. It’s exotic and terrifyingly…

Ducati 1198R

Ducati 1198 R Corse

After a recent run of retro-themed bikes, I’ve been waiting for a contemporary machine to catch my eye. And finally, Ducati has…