Somewhere round the back of every custom shop is an unloved bike that’s been sitting there for months, waiting for its moment in the limelight.
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Somewhere round the back of every custom shop is an unloved bike that’s been sitting there for months, waiting for its moment in the limelight.
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Not every project is a smooth one, they can start and be halted for months at a time, life gets in the way, parts can be hard to find and when you finish you can still be left with doubts as to whether you've achieved your goal. So after years of preparation there could be no more intimidating place on the planet to debut your custom Ducati than at the annual World Ducati Week amongst the fanatical Ducatisti. But Marco Graziani needn't have worried as his CC Racing Garage custom cafe racer took out the top prize in the Ducati Garage Contest at the 2016 WDW and also took home the trophy from the riders' jury, consisting of Davide Giugliano, Danilo Petrucci and Eugene Laverty, who presented him with the sought-after Ducati riders' award. It might have started life as a 2001 Ducati 900SSie, but plenty of other Bologna bombshells have donated their parts to bring this trophy winner to life.
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No dream garage would be complete without a Walt Siegl 'Leggero' Ducati cafe racer. This is the latest incarnation, based on a Monster.
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Alex Earle is a full time professional car designer, a very good, very well-known one, with a portfolio that includes being on the team that graced the world with the incredible Porsche Carrera GT. But his soul is stirred by two wheels, and those wheels are most often powered by Ducati. You might have seen his Earle Motors Designs on Ducati Island at Laguna Seca and COTA, or in the Handbuilt Show during MotoGP weekend. Beautifully rendered ambitious designs, they stand out from the crowd. Recently we had a chance to talk to Alex about his career, his designs and how he brings them to life…
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What happens when a Ducati Scrambler rolls into a workshop famous for building tough vintage dirt bikes?
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The fat tire motorcycle look is not everyone's cup of tea. But if that's what butters your toast, Down & Out Cafe Racers are the guys to call.
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In the sleepy town of Sandy in Bedfordshire in the UK, lives Chris Baglin, owner of Merlin Engineers Ltd. Merlin specialise in historic aviation and motorsport fabrication and repair. Around 8 yea…
Anybody else think this is really pretty?
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"We like all kinds of styles and therefore build a lot different bikes, but this is our first Café Racer."
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The days are getting longer up north. And we can't think of a better way to usher in the Swedish spring than with this sizzling 750SS Ducati from MOD Moto.
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Although the factory options list is long, one Ducati Scrambler looks much like another to the untutored eye. Unless you fit a Skunk Machine kit ...
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Three Ducati Scrambler Custom motorcycles were unveiled at Verona's Bike Expo - the Peace Sixty2, the Revolution, and the Artika.
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A 1960s VW Pick-Up, with a matching Ducati Monza 250 resto-mod. Does it get any better than this?
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Alex Earle is the Design Program Manager for VW America. But he's passionate about bikes as well as cars—so he's built a killer Ducati street tracker.
Great to see Alex's work showcased this way
Street Tracker Ducati from the Design Program Manager for VW America.
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Need more power and better handling for your Ducati Scrambler? Tuner Marcus Walz has the answer, with a stunning custom built for the Intermot show.
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Prize winning Ducati Superbike becomes custom show winner
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Tucked away in a historic brick mill complex in Harrisville is a place Dr. Frankenstein would gleefully embrace, filled with tools, machinery and body parts. Walter Siegl is the scientist of sorts, and his creations are custom-built motorcycles.
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Blkmrkt Pictures: https://www.facebook.com/BlkmrktPictures - Holographic Hammer: https://www.facebook.com/Holographically.Hammered DUCATI x Moto Heroes x Hol...
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There's a clear formula when it comes to customizing motorcycles. But Apogee Motoworks has thrown the rulebook out of the window with this wild Ducati 848.
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Stylish Custom Ducati Scrambler created by Radikal Chopper after they were given the motorcycle as a prize for winning the 2014 EICMA Custom Bike Show
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The Ducati Scrambler, built by “customiser” Andrea Radaelli of Radikal Chopper, winner of the EICMA Custom International Bike Show 2014, was presented at Deus Ex Machina in Milan.
Organised in collaboration with LowRide magazine, the Deus Ex Machina contest took place last November during EICMA 2014. The event saw the participation of around ten customisers – the creators of some amazing bikes – who challenged one another for the ultimate victory.
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Benjie’s Cafe Racers is an Italian custom motorcycle workshop run by Benjie Flipprboi, he’s a man who has gained no small amount of respect in recent years by building wildly imaginative custom motorcycles with a strong function-before-form aesthetic. That said, the form side of things is hardly wanting. The custom Ducati you’re looking at here...