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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Custom Ducati 05/02/13 at 08:36:16 I was over at my buddy Ricky's shop this morning check out this crazy custom bike he made, 944cc Ducati engine the rest is all custom made. I don't go for modern looking show bikes, but it's really impessive in person.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28661 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Custom Ducati Reply #1 - 05/02/13 at 09:11:49 Nice work,... but, I think I'd prefer the before picture... Just not in to crotch choppers... ...
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Jiggyfly Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 144	Re: Custom Ducati Reply #2 - 05/02/13 at 23:52:38 .....oh the sacrilege...... Nice work,........but it was a Ducati!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28661 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Custom Ducati Reply #3 - 05/03/13 at 00:16:46 Jiggyfly wrote on 05/02/13 at 23:52:38: .....oh the sacrilege...... Italy,... is turning over in it's grave... Pesci... calm your ancestors... ...
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Re: Custom Ducati
Reply #4 - 05/03/13 at 17:55:28

As a Ducati owner, I have to chime in here.

A) hideous

B) no disrespect to your buddy, but it's not that custom. Primarily, bolt on stuff + a raked steering head. Underneath all the tacky, it's pretty well all Ducati. An ST2 with a Monster SS swingarm if I'm not mistaken. Even the tank looks stock.

C) to each his own, I don't like it, but others might. And that's OK, it's what makes custom bikes so much fun. Even if someone doesn't like what you've done, if you get a reaction (good or bad) you've done something right.

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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Custom Ducati Reply #6 - 05/03/13 at 19:14:18 Serowbot wrote on 05/02/13 at 09:11:49: Nice work,... but, I think I'd prefer the before picture... Just not in to crotch choppers... ... Dagnabit Sero....... just the sound of that makes me cringe :'(
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Re: Custom Ducati
Reply #7 - 05/03/13 at 22:24:51

I've owned 4........& have to admit, the only part of this I like is where I can still see stock Ducati.

I've owned 125ish motorcycles.
Those 4 Ducati's represent 4 out of my top 5.
It's very, very, very difficult to being the soul that a 90degree, 2 valve, air-cooled Ducati engine has, to the game, in another configuration.
My Aprilia SXV450 was pretty nasty.

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Re: Custom Ducati
Reply #9 - 05/04/13 at 05:33:42

Serowbot wrote on 05/03/13 at 00:16:46:

Jiggyfly wrote on 05/02/13 at 23:52:38:

.....oh the sacrilege......

Italy,... is turning over in it's grave...
Pesci... calm your ancestors... Huh

...

Just back from a 10 day offroad tour of Sicily (including climbing up, then skeeting down Mt.Etna as it was erupting)
and what do I see ?

THIS ? Shocked

It's OK, I've seen worse... MotoGuzzis with tractor tires and plows, and Harleys rebuilt into café racers...

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Reply #10 - 05/05/13 at 09:27:07

I cringe when I see a pickup truck with flashy wheels & low profile tires.
Hurts even worse when its lowered. Wanna go for absolute disgust? Throw a custom paint job on it so that not only has its use as a pickup been ruined by the "Modifications", its now become too valuable to touch, for fear of scratching it.

Why buy a pickup if you want butt jewelery?

That Duc isnt "modified", its been vandalized.

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Re: Custom Ducati
Reply #11 - 05/06/13 at 01:24:53

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/05/13 at 09:27:07:

I cringe when I see a pickup truck with flashy wheels & low profile tires.
Hurts even worse when its lowered. Wanna go for absolute disgust? Throw a custom paint job on it so that not only has its use as a pickup been ruined by the "Modifications", its now become too valuable to touch, for fear of scratching it.

Why buy a pickup if you want butt jewelery?

That Duc isnt "modified", its been vandalized.

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Custom Ducati Reply #12 - 05/06/13 at 03:32:59 Would older peoples beer/wheat bellies impact with the back of the tank?
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Re: Custom Ducati
Reply #13 - 05/06/13 at 10:11:29

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/05/13 at 09:27:07:

I cringe when I see a pickup truck with flashy wheels & low profile tires.
Hurts even worse when its lowered. Wanna go for absolute disgust? Throw a custom paint job on it so that not only has its use as a pickup been ruined by the "Modifications", its now become too valuable to touch, for fear of scratching it.

Why buy a pickup if you want butt jewelery?

That Duc isnt "modified", its been vandalized.

To each his own. I've heard that argument about trucks many times, but hey, it's custom/personalized and I respect that. I have a 2+ body trunk that's filled with hydraulic pumps and batteries. People say "you can't fit a lot of luggage in there now." Well I'm not exactly driving this car to the airport! Roll Eyes

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Re: Custom Ducati
Reply #14 - 05/06/13 at 10:29:55

Yea,, IM just an old fuddy duddy. I know that about me. I like stuff that works & Im just not very artsy fartsy. If I raise a flower, its to be a companion to a garden plant & its gonna DO something for me, not just be pretty. Im trying so hard to remember a word. Its so succinct in describing me.
My truck just makes my blood boil. Its an 87 F150/XLT, 2 tone gold on green, running boards, bug deflector, tie downs on the bedsides & a chrome tailgate cap. 300 CID 6 banger, 4 speed. It pulls a trailer with 32 cubic feet of mulch & its like theres nothing back there. Its no sweat pulling away from a stop. Its a little slower, but gee, its not straining,,
Its Perfect for ME. I LIKe that truck,, There are newer & prettier that I dont want. Even a straight swap..

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