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I think it was built by Shinya Kimura of Zero Engineering fame.  Has anybody seen any better pics?  I'd like to see that front fairing from the front.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JNgH2kk8pu4/SbKpuRGCBeI/AAAAAAAACrI/N-eTZTRmR0o/s400/ShinyaDucati.jpg)

whatever gave you that idea?

shinya_kimura-ducati-brad-pitt-750-ss.jpg
 
;D

Never really cared for zero engineering's work all that much.  Don't particularly like this either.  They look unfinished or something.   

which of the bevel bikes had drums in the front?  i wouldnt' want drums on the front for anything...   [puke]

zero engineering produces some interesting bikes, always loved this one:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg216/mikesixtysix/misc/zero.jpg)

web site is here: 

http://www.zero-eng.com/ (http://www.zero-eng.com/)

You know you've arrived when you can spend oodles of cash on something that ugly!

Somebody say Multistrada?

that things looks make the beast with two backsing sweet. it might just be me being a aluminum whore though. once you throw on paint i might not be so attracted to it.

I am not big on choppers but Shinya Kimura is probably the best bike designer around. I love his work!! Below are a few more images of Pitt's bike I found. Interesting bike, but in my view not his best work.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3369076507_52773fb692.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3369900630_6c865560c8.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3369903510_6904cfd4a2.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3369079733_ee00943992.jpg)

por que?

Hell Id flog the crap outta her.


Looks like a Bonneville design to me

wow that is unique ... cool...geez you cant knock the workmanship thats gone into that ... nice; old school feel ...

The thing about one-offs is that if anything happens to it you're SOL.  [roll]

HR Geiger would be very proud

thank god thats not what all ducatis look like

I like it.

That bike is very Mad Max - I wouldn't kick it out of the garage.

Kinda looks like a Mad Max'd MH900, no?

I do like the window  [thumbsup]

So those huge Fontana 4 double leading shoe brakes that used to be fitted to TZ250's way back when wouldn't work for you? That was a very fine brake and it looked way cool too. IMO. (And yes, I'm old enough that I rode with one of those brakes on the street. Not fitted on the TZ though)

Strange bike, but props for imagination.

no, not any more.  plus, they are incorrect for a Ducati, albeit a highly modded, customized setup.  yes, they look kind of cool.  i don't know the weight of the tz250 offhand, but those 750ss roundcases run over 500 lbs and i want all the front braking ability i can get

I'd hit that.    [thumbsup]

^^beat me to it.

i'd do'er.

the close-ups of the fairing have me not as thrilled over it, but I do like it  [beer]

That bike gives me wood.

Not my favorite Zero creation, but I'd let it in my garage.  [thumbsup]

I love it.

blood and guts and not wee happy honda friendly.

I like the front end....very industrial/cyborgish  8)

Now there's some irony for ya.    [thumbsup]   ;D

looks llike it was built by stoned kids on LSD ,,,,orrible !

He gets to ride that and Angelina? One man shouldn't be so lucky









I wish I were him  ;D

The old bev. drives were pretty light, just over 400 lbs.  And I rode way back when and some of those hot rod drum brakes worked pretty well - relatively speaking.

But I hope that's not really Brad Pitt's bike.

LA

my 1981 Darmah 900SS sitting in my garage was 470 lbs with no battery or gas in the tank when i had it shipped by Forward Air (they have a scales that is 10x10ft base).  they are pretty heavy bikes in factory kit. 

That thing is FUGLY!  :o

im on the fence.  it has some neat aspects, and some not so neat aspects.  the only thing i am sure of is that the back of tank would shear you manly bits clean off in a collision

I'd rather have Pitt's   Ecosse Ti    Dolph    :)

Is that Jennifer?

I like it ,but without the fairing i would like it more
I was at a tradeshow last week and saw these
(http://supertjeduc.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p862474257-5.jpg)

not my taste, but I'd want to see it in person before making a final judgment.



Andy

vented drum brakes

look cool on a vintage bike

and i would ride that bike some

but i wouldn't build a custom bike with them because drum brakes suck

At least Billy Bob hasnt taken the bike for a ride.....yuck.

or her brother

I think you'd have to see this bike personally and ride it to get a real sense of it.  I  know those Fontana brakes were OK in their day, but didn't good disks already exist?  They remind of of a classic misguided case of making something overly complex trying to breathe more life into an already superseded and dying technology. 

The bike picture kind of  reminds me of a two-wheeled  Philippines Jeepney, except the art of the Jeepney doesn't interfere with function.  I think we have better custom bikes right here, designed and built by  Duck-Stew and Norm.  Why don't the Hollywood illuminati discover and  buy them instead?  Why don't Angelina and Jennifer discover us too? 

Steve McQueen would never ride this thing. 

If you ask me the bike looks like it has a British influence, that duc engine doesn't belong in there...

And that gear gazer is readily available, not really anything special...
http://www.drdesmo.com/grgz.htm (http://www.drdesmo.com/grgz.htm)

Having said all that, I like it better than most of the customs I see these days  [coffee]

I think it's cool. Great conversation piece and that is what it is meant to be.

Zero Engineering... think about it ZERO ENGINEERING... that is the name of the company.
It is not supposed to be engineered it is supposed to be some form of art that provokes conversation.

What does it matter how well the brakes work, does anyone really think that it will ever see any serious road time and what time it does spend on the road will not be at speed most likely.
Get real he has the latest greatest stuff for that duty... This will be a come out to the shop and check out my collection...... [beer]
Then it's back in the house and bang Angelina [thumbsup]

   No, go to ecosse.com .  It's a custom bike site.    Dolph    :)

I saw this bike today (or one veeeery similar) out on HWY 39 today.  I met Shinya Kimura as well; he was nice to speak to.  There was another guy and another bike (below) there as well (not sure who rode what).

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sf2ZH-HYECE/TVRxZ7XcHbI/AAAAAAAARwU/ArCsM18lIUY/s1600/Shinya-4.jpg)

When I saw pics of the Shinya Ducati I did not care for it at all, but must say that, for me at least, this is a case of something not photographing nearly as well as it looks in person, so to speak.

Great Scott! It looks like a cross between a jap bike and a stainless DeLorean.

I'd hit that...with a sledge hammer !

What, 4 pages and no one has posted this most-excellent video yet?

shinya kimura @ chabott engineering (http://vimeo.com/13159991)

It reminds me of those ugly bikes from the Capt America thread.

I love these bikes, but I'm a complete whore for any sort of bare, hand-tooled metal  [drool]

i'm actually a big fan of shinya's work... there is something about simple worked and polished metal that really calls to me.

and i love his design philosophy of trying to use as much of the original bike as possible for a custom design

Thanks for posting that video, DNAspark99.  I don't like all of his bikes by any means, but he is a legit artist.

If I wasnt about to get married and getting steady work I would be selling/packing my shit and camping outside his shop until Mr. Kimura would take me as his apprentice.

his bikes are a true piece of Art, we can debate aesthetics for years and never agree (which is a good thing in many ways) but we can all agree that his bikes are done with an unbelievable amount of skill and vision. I look at his bikes and I know its HIS bike, not a new take on an old idea or an homage to this or that but a brand new 100% one-of-a-kind machine.