Walt Siegl has built everything from 50s era Harley panheads to modern KTM enduros. But if there?s one thing his New Hampshire-based shop is known for over anything else, it?s custom Ducatis. Specifically, his vintage-inspired Ducati Leggero builds.
Ducati Leggeros are emblematic to the Walt Siegl Motorcycles brand. They are equal parts form and function, design and execution, modern performance and vintage sex appeal.

Every new Ducati Leggero that emerges from the WSM garage shares a common and unmistakable design thread, yet historically each new build has been distinct from any that came before it. This year, however, Walt is trying something new.
?I have been working by myself for the last few years, which I enjoy,? he tells us, ?but it stretches the waiting list for my bikes to at least two years out. This fact was discouraging to some potential clients and put a lot of stress on me personally. Since the Leggero is my most ordered model, I decided to build, for the first time, four identical Leggeros?built to my preferred specifications?as inventory.?
This is a radical departure from the norm for Walt, and as such, required a radical reimagining of how the bikes themselves were built. Finding a way to replicate the quality and craftsmanship of hand built parts was a major challenge, and Walt had to turn his gift for design and engineering to the production process itself.
Heavy-duty tooling for an autoclave system had to be built by hand for the carbon fiber body...