ST2 Cafe Racer/Fighter Update

[Moto Motivo]

I was thinking of doing a nice custom bike from a Ducati ST2 for a while now and finally got around to strip my trusty ST for the next challenge.  After 2 days of cutting, welding and grinding she looks like this.



Also in the works is a "Moto Motivo" Monster usind a 999 frame and swingarm, Monster tank and seat and a MTS1000DS motor.

[rsoffar]

  i always daydream about doing an st build.
what tank is that on there?

[Moto Motivo]

The tank is from a Ducati 999, but will be modified during the build to give it a "sleeker" look.

[Fergus]

Really like what I can see.

What seat pan is that? Did you make it?

[Moto Motivo]

Got the seat from Radical Ducati in Spain, but might change it to one of my own designs similar to the seat on this bike.

 

[1KDS]

Always love your builds, will be watching closely 
 

[DucSeason]

Nice idea. Looks like a shorter swingarm might be in your future. 

[Johnny5]

Bad azz.  Me likey!

[VisceralReaction]

Everytime I take the plastic off my ST3 I want to make it into a naked bike.
I want to keep the rear end and tank but just strip it down.
I can't figure out what to do with the headlight and computer/dash. 

[Travman]

I was thinking of doing a nice custom bike from a Ducati ST2 for a while now and finally got around to strip my trusty ST for the next challenge.  After 2 days of cutting, welding and grinding she looks like this.  Many obstacles to overcome in this build, but I am looking forward to them.  

I know the tank and seat are just resting on the frame, but I think you have the angle just right.  Radical Ducati's bikes look awesome, but the tail section on their bikes is normally pointing a little too high for my tastes.

Where did you get the Radical Ducati tail section?  A guy came on to the forum a while back who announced that Radical Ducati would soon have a distributor here in the U.S., but then I didn't hear anything more.

What kind of headlight are you thinking of going with?  The V-rod and Yamaha MT-01 style headlights always look good. A traditional round Monster light would look good too.  

[dufukincati]

Bike looks sick in the  mock up. Nice  job. 

[1KDS]

Where did you get the Radical Ducati tail section?  A guy came on to the forum a while back who announced that Radical Ducati would soon have a distributor here in the U.S., but then I didn't hear anything more.

He imports them from RAD directly.  I ordered the cafe tail from them, it took about a month but it wasn't too bad, Pepo and Reyes speak English well, the only hassle was sending a bank wire transfer rather than credit card, paypal, google checkout etc

[jaxduc]

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[Roaduser]

have a look here for a little inspiration too

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shed-X/259786710790275

[Travman]

He imports them from RAD directly.  I ordered the cafe tail from them, it took about a month but it wasn't too bad, Pepo and Reyes speak English well, the only hassle was sending a bank wire transfer rather than credit card, paypal, google checkout etc

Thanks, may I ask how much it cost?