Kevin Brown has been riding for over 50 years and owns nine bikes. The structural engineer from Canada is a petrolhead of the highest order, and he?s just finished a custom that even Jay Leno would be proud of.
This stunning Ducati 350 Sebring resto-mod joins some big machines in Kevin?s garage. It sits next to a limited edition BMW R100S and a Ducati PaulSmart 1000 LE.

But Kevin?s now downsizing to smaller bikes, and for good reason too. ?My shop is in the basement, and I have to carry the bikes up and down the stairs,? he tells us.
Not surprisingly, he knows exactly how much the ?Café Canadiano? weighs: A trim 260 pounds (118 kilos).

The story starts when Kevin saw a Ducati 250 single with a Benelli Mojave 260 tank. “That really got my heart pumping. So I looked on eBay, and there was a Mojave tank going for $150. I also knew of a 1967 Ducati 350 with a seized piston… so it looked like I had a project.? The plan was to build a race-inspired version of the Ducati 250, but with a ?modern retro? feel.

On the modern side, Kevin?s converted the electronics from 6 to 12 volts. He?s also added a nifty Motogadget m-Lock keyless digital ignition lock, and LED lighting front and back. Microswitch buttons on the clips-ons control the horn, high-low, and kill switch.
There?s no tachometer on the original Ducati 350 Sebring, so Kevin?s installed a very discreet wireless bicycle speedo.

On the retro side, features include bullet-style LED rear/brake lights, ...