You could call it a mongrel, or a parts bin special?but we reckon this unusual Ducati is one of the cleverest and most original builds we?ve seen for a long time.
It uses parts from several very different Ducatis, and comes from an Englishman called Chris Dedman. He lives in the ancient market town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, and despite the quality of the work, he?s not a pro builder.

?This bike?s taken years to build,? says Chris. ?It?s been completely modified from the ground up, and down to every last nut and bolt being replaced or re-plated.?
Chris works in the IT industry but has loved motorcycles for 25 years. ?The Ducati was built as a hobby, although I?m ?in talks? about starting a business to build custom bikes and sell parts,? he says. ?I?m currently working on a 1993 Honda CBR900 Fireblade as my second bike.?
To kick off this build, Chris bought two complete Ducatis: a 1997 ST2 and a 2003 Monster S4R. ?I stripped them both down and sold all the unwanted bits,? he says. ?I only kept the frame from the ST2.?
Then he bought a 900SS, so he could get his hands on its renowned air-cooled engine. ?I wanted to use as many OEM Ducati parts as possible.? To sweeten the deal, the 904cc desmo motor had just had a full rebuild.

With the help of local specialists V-Moto, the ST2 subframe was detabbed and a new rear loop was welded in.
They also had to weld on new mounting spots at the front for the tank, which came from a 999?along with the heavily truncated se...