Go fast, look fly: Analog’s Ducati 1000 DS race bike
The online classifieds of the world are littered with basket cases that may or may not make good donors for custom motorcycle…
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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.
Functional design: Moto Borgotaro’s Ducati 900 GTS
Few shops know Italian classics quite as well as Brooklyn’s Moto Borgotaro. Owner Peter Boggia has been wrenching on Italian machinery for…
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Speed Read: The biggest hits (and misses) from EICMA 2022
If you’d like a snapshot of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the motorcycle industry, this year’s EICMA trade show is it.…
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Trellised Treat: Gas & Oil’s custom Ducati Monster S2R
The Ducati Monster might have been a parts bin special, but it was also a sales hit—and it’s easy to see why.…
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Chef’s choice: Walt Siegl Builds The Ducati Leggero His Way
Walt Siegl has built everything from 50s era Harley panheads to modern KTM enduros. But if there’s one thing his New Hampshire-based…
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Speed Read, September 4, 2022
Movie star bikes, limited edition factory specials and fantastic customs—this week’s Speed Read has it all. There’s a Ducati Desmosedici RR from…
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Engineering Porn: Chris Cosentino’s Ducati Hypermono
If you’re a student of Ducati racing history, you’ll know the Supermono—one of the most tingle-inducing singles of all time. In the…
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The perfect steak: a custom SportClassic from California
Like any good factory café racer, the Ducati SportClassic doesn’t beg to be customized. It’s stunning in stock form—and, with a 992…
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Playing the angles: An edgy Ducati Monster 600 cafe
A few years ago, a café racer was usually a classic bike, modified with sleeker bodywork, a tuned engine, and a stubby…
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Green Machine: Deep Creek’s custom Ducati ST4
For most pro custom bike builders, working to a brief is the norm. So any opportunity to take on a carte blanche…
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Chimera: A wild Ducati from Balamutti’s mad scientist
Most customs are driven by aesthetics. A handful are defined by engineering, and this very strange Ducati from St. Petersburg is one…
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To boldly go: Vtopia makes the Vyrus even wilder
At first glance, the world of custom motorcycles is all about breaking with convention—stripping away the constraints of manufacturer ‘design language’ and…
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