P.M. Motorbike sharpens the fangs of an aging Monster… When Ducati introduced the Monster S4 in 2001, it was more than the next evolution of the company’s iconic air-cooled factory streetfighter — it was a […]
Tag: Ducati
Dreamy Duc: 1971 Ducati 250 Café Racer
Black Cycles Australia builds a 250cc Ducati café racer… Starting in 1950s, brothers Joseph and Michael Berliner of the Berliner Motor Corporation were the US importers for Ducati and many other European marquees. As the […]
A Leaner Bull: “Muccastretta” Ducati 999 Café Racer
Rind Performance streamlines the 999… In 2001, Ducati introduced their new Testastretta (“Narrow Head”) L-twin engine, featuring narrower 25-degree angles between the inlet and exhaust valves, which corresponded with modern F1 four-valve theory. The narrow […]
Naked 999: 172-hp Ducati 999 Café Racer!
SaMi Motori builds a 172-hp Ducati Café Racer… In 2003, the Ducati 999 superbike appeared. Designed by Pierre Terblanche, it was an abrupt departure from the iconic 916 – 998 series and caused no small […]
Old Soul, Modern Tech: Ducati 750SS Café Racer
Bolt Motor Co.’s Ducati 750 Super Sport… The original Ducati 750SS (Super Sport) is one of the most iconic machines ever to emerge from the Bologna factory — a street-legal production version of the Ducati […]
King Loko: Ducati Multistrada 1000 Scrambler
“It feels like riding a crazy race horse.” In Italian, Multistrada means “Many Roads” — an apt name for Ducati’s bold multipurpose motorcycle. Introduced in 2004, the Multistrada 1000 featuring an air-cooled, two-valve, dual-spark L-twin […]
SaMi UNO: Ducati 999 Café Racer
134 whp / 380 lbs: “It’s all show and a lot of GO!” In 2003, the Ducati 999 was introduced to replace the iconic 916, and there was immediate controversy. The Pierre Terblanche design was […]
Italian for Blown: Turbo Ducati 916 “Soffiato”
Black Cycles Australia builds a Turbo Ducati! In 2001, the Ducati Monster S4 was the first of Bologna’s beloved Monsters to receive a liquid-cooled L-Twin heart transplant from the superbike side of the factory, and […]
Scales Studio: Ducati “1200SS”
A 120-whp / 320-lb Ducati from Scales Studio… Introduced in 2002, the Ducati 1000SS was the newest evolution of Bologna’s Super Sport family. We only received a handful of the machines here in the States, […]
Unico Stealth: Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta
Paint it Black: Unico Moto builds a Monster S4R café racer… The Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta brought the Italian brand’s experience in the World Superbike Championship to the ever-popular Monster platform. The race-tested L-twin Testastretta […]