Custom Bikes Of The Week: 16 September, 2018
A Suzuki VanVan with a surfer vibe, a track-ready Ducati Monster from the Emirates, and a sneaky peek at Moto Guzzi’s cool new V85 TT?an ADV bike with a ‘classic enduro’ vibe.
Ducati Monster 1100 EVO cafe racer Moto racing coach and precision driver Marc Roissetter was on the hunt for a Virago as the base bike for his third build. But when a wrecked 2012 Ducati Monster 1100 popped up, his plans quickly changed. And man, are we glad they did. ?Monstrosity? is a stunning example of what hard work and dedication can deliver, and she goes even better than she shows.
Bringing the Monster back up to running spec was no easy task. It wasn?t just wrecked: it was wrecked and left to rot. Marc figures it sat for at least a year, being blasted by sand and baking in the heat of the UAE.
Thanks to an earlier botched repair, the engine required a complete rebuild. The Monster?s original subframe had to go too, so Marc used the tail from an earlier build to help with a mock up before donning a welding mask.
Up front a new top clamp was fabricated and a set of clip-ons were tightened up. A smaller LED headlight sits between the forks and the signals were moved to those clip-ons, courtesy of Motogadget.
If the tank looks familiar, that?s because it once belonged to a Ducati 996. Marc needed to make some modifications to get the Monster?s fuel pump to fit, but the finished product was definitely worth it: it provides just the right amount of SuperSport style to th...
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