We’d love to take a peek inside Edi Buffon’s mind. The Sydney-based custom builder specializes in bobbers that deliberately eschew practicality in favor of playful engineering. And each one is more interesting than the last.
This Ducati-powered hardtail is the latest bike to roll out of Edi’s Machine 1867 workshop. And true to form, it takes a few passes to notice all the obsessive little details.

?The goal was to reveal the potential of a Ducati engine in a traditional style rigid frame,? says Edi. ?My last KTM bobber build was, by my definition, a conservative project. I decided to do what I love best, and make something over the top and impractical.?
Edi started with a good condition 618 cc L-twin motor from an early 2000s Ducati Monster 620. Then he set it up on his workbench, and started visualizing the project.
?The 15-inch rear wheel is from a Triumph America and was initially for my personal Bonneville T100 project, but when I sat it up on the bench and stood back, it looked awesome,” he says. “I also have an old, drum-braked 21-inch motocross wheel that I use for mock ups?but that looked the part too, so I used it for the build. ?
?With a wheelbase of 1,500 mm set, I went for a rake of 38 degrees and started bending some tube. I know what works?now that I have built a few of these?so the frame was built easily and quickly. Then came all the details and adding the functionality.?

?Easily? is a relative term for Edi, because this...