This week we’re travelling across Europe. From France we’ve got the shiniest Ducati Panigale you’ve ever seen, from Italy a fabulous Honda NX650 tracker, and from Greece a gorgeous Suzuki GSX-250.

Ducati Panigale by Ortolani Customs Modern Ducatis are at the pinnacle of performance and technology. At the top of the pile is the Panigale S superbike, which has around 200 horsepower and tunable software developed to keep riders as return customers.
But all that software requires a literal boatload of wiring. Which makes this stripped down Panigale from France?s Ortolani Customs such an exquisite beast. Named the Panigale CR, this 2014 model will forever ride eternal, shiny and chromed, thanks to clever re-routing of spaghetti and some very tasteful fabrication. The new body panels have been meticulously hand formed from aluminum sheet to hide not only the wiring but also the Duc?s unsightly radiator?which now resides in the belly pan. But there?s more. The Ducati has been bored out, had new pistons seated, and a custom exhaust bolted up?generating a MotoGP-worthy 210 horses. Apparently Ortolani?s team felt that 188 kilos was too flabby too, so a titanium rear shock was sourced, carbon ceramic discs were fitted and the Marchesini wheels were swapped for race spec hoops from OZ. The entire build took nine months to execute and we?d wager four of those were spent polishing alone. [More]

Suzuki GSX-250 by C-Racer Utter the word ?Gixxer? within earshot of ...