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Title: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: glbrto on May 29, 2012, 11:49:39 AM https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IqB9LShLFrdgOt_q8Ib19Nou3V3346EeeNVuJTdAWsE?feat=directlink (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IqB9LShLFrdgOt_q8Ib19Nou3V3346EeeNVuJTdAWsE?feat=directlink)
Very nice custom Ducati Hillclimber shown at this year's Motorcycle Concours at Villa d'Este. Check out the story of the bike and the man behind the build over at Il Ducatista here: http://ilducatista.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/alain-wicki-ducati-hillclimber-study/ (http://ilducatista.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/alain-wicki-ducati-hillclimber-study/) Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: glbrto on May 29, 2012, 11:52:21 AM (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-C7B5B2zGcxE/T8O7kRNsnjI/AAAAAAAABtU/tHsYBp88a9U/s640/DSC_5108.JPG)
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: CDChase1981 on May 29, 2012, 12:05:31 PM ^ WOW [drool]
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: MikeZ on May 29, 2012, 12:06:23 PM Very nice [thumbsup]
Not what I was expecting at all. Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: memper on May 29, 2012, 12:08:50 PM Very very nice! But doesnt a hillclimber have a swing arm thats like twice that length?
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: orangelion03 on May 29, 2012, 12:12:14 PM Wicked!
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: Buckethead on May 29, 2012, 12:13:25 PM But doesnt a hillclimber have a swing arm thats like twice that length? Typically, yes. Interesting take on a Sport 1000. Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: zooom on May 29, 2012, 12:48:08 PM betcha that tank doesn't expand...
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: Timmy Tucker on May 29, 2012, 01:37:54 PM betcha that tank doesn't expand... betcha my pants are. That thing is pregnant dogin. Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: Ducatamount on May 29, 2012, 03:08:42 PM Very nice but is NOT a hillclimber.
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: Buckethead on May 29, 2012, 03:42:51 PM betcha my pants are. That thing is pregnant dogin. Well played, sir. Well played. [coffee] Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: lawbreaker on May 29, 2012, 04:21:58 PM SCHWING !!!!
[thumbsup] Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: kopfjäger on May 29, 2012, 05:45:38 PM Very nice but is NOT a hillclimber. In the traditional context, but Pikes Peak is considered a hill climb, so it might work there. ;) Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: JohnEE on May 29, 2012, 06:01:49 PM New Background! The baby blue and the black powder coat are pregnant doging. The attention to detail is amazing. I wish i had the cash for those rizoma pee cups, they are soo purty looking.
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: Chucko9-696 on May 30, 2012, 12:21:09 PM Thats make the beast with two backsing awesome [bacon] [drool] [drink]
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: triangleforge on May 30, 2012, 04:05:03 PM ^ What he said.
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: Speedbag on May 30, 2012, 04:27:25 PM Extremely cool, but I was expecting a six-foot swingarm, knobbies, and a dirt bike fork....
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: junior varsity on June 01, 2012, 01:44:47 PM the exbox-bellypan transition is seamless looking, very well done.
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: hillbillypolack on June 08, 2012, 07:42:49 PM Just because someone spent hundreds of hours on a bike doesn't mean it's beautiful.
That's easily one of the top 5 most repulsive bikes I've ever seen. There's nothing 'thought out' or harmonious about it. I wonder if custom Ducatis are becoming the next chopper trend. Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: jaxduc on June 08, 2012, 08:07:13 PM someone's drinkin the hater-aid!!!
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: hillbillypolack on June 11, 2012, 05:50:34 PM For reference.
Excellent: (http://anthonyparker1.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_9558.jpg) Fantastic: (http://vanishingpointbikes.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/5102191843_350a3cdce9_b.jpg) Horrible: (http://www.duccutters.com/JVB-Moto-FlatRed/Originals/FlatRedPhoto.jpg) F@cking awesome: (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PDQz4AI1YCQ/Tl4VH1cfICI/AAAAAAAAC90/Gvt-LSbihss/s640/Ducati-Multistrada-Special-a1.jpg) Stupid times ten: (http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/Custom/ducati-monster-custom.jpg) Damn cool: (http://thisbikerslife.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ducati-monster-s2r-1000.jpg) And one more good 'un: (http://www.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ducati-monster-900.jpg) Compare these to the 'Hillclimber' and I don't think that bike measures up at all. Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: junior varsity on June 12, 2012, 05:25:22 AM meh. i hate some of the lines on the radical bikes though. like the often ridiculously positioned seats and droopy front fairing.
Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: Le Pirate on June 12, 2012, 10:09:46 AM For reference. Compare these to the 'Hillclimber' and I don't think that bike measures up at all. IDK, man. I think your taste and my taste are way different. The only bike I really liked out of those is the blue one. I think that hill climb bike is waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy nicer. and for what it's worth...I hate choppers. Title: Re: Ducati Hillclimber Post by: junior varsity on June 12, 2012, 11:04:31 AM agreed. aesthetics is very personal. every model and modified model below the SBK Factory Corse/Corsa/RS models (996RS, 998RS, 999RS, 1098RS) are a bit "tame" and "pedestrian" in one vein (that means all the showroom models essentially... just the limited/specials like the Supermono and MH900e beyond the factory race bikes), but then again I very much understand the thought process "i sure do like cafe-bobbers, but I do loathe the lackluster performance of the traditional triumph power plant and don't like the setup of a harley-type v-twin.... what platform would be more fun to have at the center than a ducati?"
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