Better, Faster, More: The Final, No-Compromise Motorcycle from Dirty Dick’s Motos… Rick Hannah of Dirty Dick’s Motos made a name for himself with a trio of Kawasaki W650 desert sleds whose design and execution were […]
Tag: Ducati Monster
The Stolen S4: Ducati Monster S4 Custom
“A Monster with clip-ons is one of the best hidden secrets out there…” The Monster is famous as the bike that saved Ducati in the 1990s, pulling it back from the brink of bankruptcy. “The […]
Stronza Bella: Ducati Monster S4
Super Roadster from Never Ending Cycles… In 2001, Ducati unleashed the Monster S4, a weaponized version of the brand’s beloved naked roadster. Gone was the old air-cooled SOHC two-valve twin. In its place went a […]
The DocR: Ducati 996 Café Racer
A Real Monster: Dan Benson’s Ducati 996SPS Café… We’ve talked about how certain motorcycles or marques seem to imprint themselves on a young motorcyclist. For Dan Benson of Newport, Rhode Island, there was one […]
Quantum Leap: Ducati Monster 900 Endurance Racer
DNF: Street-Legal Nürburgring-er from XTR Pepo… While owning and operating a custom motorcycle workshop may seem like an absolute dream from the outside of the fence, if you talk to any custom bike builder, you’ll […]
Ducati Bastardo: 996-Powered Custom Bike
Motocicletta Unica: “Ducati Bastardo” from Poland’s Moto Meccanica 2M… Few marques in the history of motoring inspire passion like Ducati. The motorcycles of the Bologna-based brand just feel alive in a way few machines […]
XTR Pepo: Ducati 999 Tricolore
In 1988, Ducati unleashed the Desmoquattro 851 engine, the first desmodromic twin with liquid-cooling, four valves per cylinder, and electronic fuel injection. The engine found its way into one of the iconic sports bikes of […]
Light to Black: “Lucenera” Ducati Monster 600 Special
LUCENERA: A tribute to the “Shape” of Light… Luca Pozzato is the headman of GP Design, a Turin-based workshop known for creating turning motorcycles into jewels of contemporary design. His recent Ducati 1260 Diavel “Mu” […]
Ducati Banshee: 350cc Two-Stroke Monster
A Japanese-Italian Smoker from Moto Vera… Yamaha’s aptly-named Banshee 350 is one of the most legendary quads of all time. Introduced in 1987, it earned a cult following for the staggering pump-gas power potential […]
ONESPEED RACER: Ducati Monster S4 Café Racer
Alpha Moto builds a GP-inspired Monster… By the year 2000, the air-cooled Ducati Monster 900 — the Italian factory’s best-selling machine — was growing long in the tooth, losing traction to a crop of ever […]
