Ducati Mutant, Chopper

[silentbob]

I'll be damned. its got Ducati-esque three spokers with a v-twin. That's some interesting exhaust. But that's no chopper, has rearsets and low bars.

V4.  It's a V-Max.

[DesmoDiva]

I think I'll pass on the bike.

You could sent me the R8 in the background though.      

[Monster Dave]

I believe that Cecil Beaton said it best when she said "Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary".

[duccarlos]

I think it was done in good taste even though choppers are not my thing.

[the_Journeyman]

I think it was successful since there's already 3 pages of various comments about it ~

JM

[eichh]

I like it. The horns are a bit out of place but its a nice looking bike. Would an offset rear wheel perform odd? Would you not notice or would you look like a dog walking Chevy Nova?

[AfroStar]

Not too bad... could have been worst...but that R8 in the back.. that other guys was more interested in that... so would I...

[MrFryMoto]

on that note - i took my monster up a 3-4 mile windy DIRT path yesterday - it climbs about 2,000'
i can see why someone though that would be a good idea - lots of torque, just needs some better suspension (which they took care of).

the chopper isn't bad
not my cup-o-tea, but i can appreciate the work that went into it

[Duck-Stew]

Gawd damn that's some fab-work!  Nicely done!!! 

[Spidey]

A coupla random thoughts--

Is that a 180 up front?  That's a biggg tire.

I wish they hadn't done all the chrome.  Cuz it'd look cool with either a bright color or a matte color (or both) in place of the shiny bits.

I assume that's a horn up front and not an intake?  I hope it's a horn.  That's rad. 
 
Is it dry or wet clutch (I don't remember what the Multis have).  It'd suck to do all that work on a Duc and leave it as a wet clutch.

[NAKID]

Nice looking frame, nice looking SSSA, interesting belt conversion. But, it's still a wet clutch...

[MotoCreations]

I'm glad to see the competition out there!  Definitely looks like there is some good fabrication work done on the bike.   

My comments:

- if Blackstone did the bodywork in CF -- too bad they painted it all red.  It would be nice to see the CF weave given their talents.
- Too bad they didn't put the BST wheels on it
- The "feet forward / pulled back bars" is interesting.  I tried it and killed the bike as not enough weight on the front tire for my style of riding. 
- Rake -- it isn't all that radical.  Glad to see they machined new triple clamps and hopefully have the correct "trail" factor
- Rear swingarm -- I like!  I wonder if they did a Honda lower shock assembly to make the shock work properly mounted within the swingarm like that?
- I think the "offset" picture is a photo allusion.  Nobody would make a mistake like that given the work involved
- oversized tubing on the frame?  Smart idea.  Ducati factory frames are wimpy enough in original form -- better to use quality materials instead.
- Bodywork: it looks like they took a Monster tank and a Multi strada seat/tail and combined.  It reminds me a bit ala Gurney's Alligator design.  This is the only real design weak spot I see on the bike -- but it could be easily fixed.
- headlight could be better integrated as well with the cowl
- The multistrada gascap is an interesting tidbit.  Ditto for the MS gauge pod which actually is pretty cool to use
- Forward foot controls -- those are going to hit pretty easily when leaned.  Hopefully the pegs will pivot so they don't dig in. (

Again -- glad to see the bike being built!  Hopefully they sell a few to folks.  I know I have a lot of enthusiastic owners on my DesmoDevil series over the years and there is definitely a marketplace for this type of bike.

[junior varsity]

Agreed on the headlight.

[pennyrobber]

I can appreciate the work for sure. My only grip is all the crome makes it look a little cheap and tacky kind of like the cruiser that Hyosung came out with.

[Scottish]

For what it is I think it's well done, thankfully not over done.