Winston Yeh has one of the sharpest eyes in the business. His Rough Crafts style is instantly recognizable, and constantly evolving.
The Taiwanese wunderkind first cut his teeth on Harley-Davidsons, but we’ve since seen him turn out bikes from BMW, Yamaha and Ducati. The challenge, he says, is to apply his signature aesthetic in a way that looks ?just right,? whatever the donor.

The latest Rough Crafts release is built on the most interesting platform yet: a Ducati XDiavel S from 2016. In stock form, it?s a bizarre machine: a cruiser-slash-muscle bike with blistering performance.
So why pick it" ?This build started with a guy that’s almost two meters tall,? explains Winston. ?He likes our bikes, but most of them will look like kids’ bikes under him?and he didn’t want to use a Harley as a base.?
?So what do we do" We get the biggest Ducati cruiser, and raise the tail to make it an even bigger bike.?
The XDiavel’s seat now stands tall at 880 mm (34.6 inches) off the ground. To achieve this, Winston and his network of local craftsmen had to work a little magic?focusing on the stance before tackling cosmetic changes.

They started with a custom shock linkage (mated to the stock shock) to kick up the rear a little. Then they unbolted the stock subframe, and fabricated a new one that sits higher. A set of Marzocchi forks completes the package, held in place by AEM triple trees.
The XDiavel S now rolls on a pair of carbon wheels from...