Pierre Terblanche designed some of Italy’s most unforgettable motorcycles?but none of them left a mark quite like the Ducati MH900e.
Produced for just two years between 2001 and 2002, the MH900e displayed the quirky beauty that Terblanche’s work was known for. It was a homage to Mike Hailwood’s 1978 Isle of Man TT race bike; not a direct replica, but rather an evoluzione.

Most importantly, Ducati only ever made 2,000 of them (1,000 of which sold out in 31 minutes). Finding one is rare?and customizing one is downright risky.
‘Chun’ Hung of Onehandmade is unfazed though. After he failed to dissuade his client (the owner of Taipei ink shop Endless Tattoo) from putting his MH900e under the knife, he simply leant into the project with equal measures of skill and reverence.
?I needed to make sure we did everything right,? the Taiwanese builder tells us. ?When I designed the body shape, I wanted anyone?even another MH900e owner?who looked at this bike for the first time to know it’s a MH900e.?
Chun is more than capable of building beautiful motorcycles (his back catalog speaks for itself). But starting with a donor that was already a stunner amplified the challenge. And just to add to the pressure, the Ducati would be his official AMD World Championship entry too.

Chun’s talent lies in metalwork, and he often jumps straight to shaping parts without a final design to work from. Except this time, the stakes were high?so a series of ...