Customer who I did a "bare metal" DesmoDevil and delivered it in Sept '07 just sent pics of it finished with paint and after a few hundred miles of riding. Powerplant was from an old 900cc SuperSport.
note: the customer is definitely a black / muted gray European type of style ala his BMW's.
As for the look? Love it -- or hate it -- doesn't matter. This design has been around for almost 5 years now since I first debuted mine in July '04. But it is another example of what can be done with a few Ducati bits and a bunch of imagination. I'm sure Dan is going to have a lot of good miles riding and having fun with it as do all of my previous DesmoDevil customers.
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_6.jpg)
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_5.jpg)
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_4.jpg)
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_3.jpg)
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_2.jpg)
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_1.jpg)
note: I made two small "changes" below (I can never leave things alone!) -- black wheels and revised the seat a slight amount. Hopefully he will make the changes to the real one!
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_4ms.jpg)
(http://motocreations.com/dmf/DanDesmoDevil_3ms.jpg)
I have to ask, why the mono body/gastank?
Better call OCC before they steal your design!!! [laugh]
Quote from: Monster Dave on May 11, 2009, 03:06:13 PM
Better call OCC before they steal your design!!! [laugh]
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
It looks pretty killer, not my taste, but I can appreciate the work in it [thumbsup]
Nice [thumbsup]
very cool!! definitely like it better with the reshaped seat and black wheels. any closeups on the rear tailight?
Quote from: Monster Dave on May 11, 2009, 03:06:13 PM
Better call OCC before they steal your design!!! [laugh]
From 2004 --> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/ducati/longbeach04/ (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/ducati/longbeach04/)
Quote from: MotoCreations on May 11, 2009, 03:19:49 PM
From 2004 --> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/ducati/longbeach04/ (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/ducati/longbeach04/)
[laugh] [laugh]
I really like how you tuck the oil cooler up in the frame... Good touch and opens up the engine. [thumbsup]
don't forget the hand fabricated rearsets integrated into the swingarm pivot...
much better with the seat mod..... [thumbsup]
First pic has a horrible background. I assume that's water on the concrete-looks like an oil leak though.
While you're making changes, reroute the oil cooler lines to the other side and flip the oil cooler upside down so the lines go down into the oil cooler, not up into it...
Quote from: NAKID on May 11, 2009, 06:50:07 PM
While you're making changes, reroute the oil cooler lines to the other side and flip the oil cooler upside down so the lines go down into the oil cooler, not up into it...
The owner sent me snapshots of it in the mail. I haven't seen it for almost 18 months since I delivered it from Arizona. He did the final assembly / paint and oil cooler mounting / lines, taillights, headlight, seat upholstery, etc. Engine tuneup was Bellevue Ducati. The ground -- it rains in the Northwest outside of Seattle. Hopefully I'll get a chance to see it this summer and bring mine up and go riding with him.
+1 on the seat mod, I like your work [thumbsup]
ANOTHER GREAT JOB MARK!!