King Bike Ducati, from Rust to Street-Prowling Glory

Giorgio Mantovan has been serving in World Superbike since about nine years, and it certainly had an impact on him as customizer. The first project is called Italian KB, short for “King Bike” (workshop Giorgio Mantovan).

As a donor was used bike Ducati Monster 1995 release. Giorgio Mantovani motorcycle cleaned of rust and gave him back his former glory. Italian customizer to start completely disassembled Ducati to process parts sandblasting and paint powder. Some details of Giorgio replaced to give the bike aggressiveness. So he set the slipper clutch and custom exhaust, which is produced from the workshop guys RC67. Now that the design and appearance of the motorcycle brought to the ideal, Giorgio plans to do the tuning of the engine, to add motorcycle power and aggression.

from BIKEGLAM

Dirt Quake II News

 

Plenty going on behind the scenes regarding Dirt Quake II.

SPONSORS

Some great companies have come onboard to sponsor: Davida, Biltwell, Racefit, Krazy Horse Customs, Old Empire Motorcycles, Venhill, Triple H Motorcycles and El Solitario.

El Solitario, the crazed Spanish sophisticates, infamous across at least three continents, are building a Ducati-based machine, Petardo (firecracker or explosive in Spanish), to compete on. 

If you want details on how to sponsor, please get in touch. 

CAMPING

We're able to offer camping on the Saturday night. There will be a small extra charge. 

More details to follow.

ENTRIES

Lots of people are asking about entering, which is great news. We're working with the UK flat track organisers, the DTRA, to offer a really smooth sign up, which, we hope will all be possible online. The DTRA are going to test the new system with entries for their first race of the year, in Mid-April, also at King's Lynn, then we'll open DQII entries, around mid-April, still 7-8 weeks before the event.
Entry fees are yet to be confirmed. Everyone without an MCF race licence will need a day licence (costing £10). More details to follow.

The classes are the same as last year. 

INAPPROPRIATE ROAD BIKE (IRB)
Bike must be road legal, with lights (taped up) and registration plate.

STREET TRACKER
Road legal street tracker or street scrambler (subject to approval by us). Registration plate and working tail light.

CHOPPER
It’s got to be a chopper, bobber or custom, baby. Doesn’t have to be road legal, but must look like a chopper. Hardtails and softtails accepted. Stock looking factory customs should be in Inappropriate Road Bike class. Look below for some of last year's chopper grid.

All bikes in all classes MUST have front sprocket covered.

DUCATI 350 FF

Tony Tavone 
DUCATI 350 FF "tribute to RADICAL"
from OTTONERO Café Racer

Meravigliosa Creatura "Ducati 749" by South Garage

via: southgaragecafe

WALT SIEGL LEGGERO SERIES DUCATI

The market for high-end, bespoke custom motorcycles is tiny. To move beyond bolt-on parts takes hours of craftsmanship, and true artisans don’t come cheap. Walt Siegl is one of those rare craftsmen, and he’s also keenly aware of the dilemma: His bikes, lusted after by so many, are affordable by relatively few.

Siegl has taken a big step to correct the imbalance with his new Leggero Series, a limited run of production machines based on two-valve Ducati 900cc engines. Because it’s a limited run, costs are reduced without affecting quality. This is the prototype: feast your eyes.

‘Timeless’ is a word that gets bandied around too much, but it fits this machine perfectly. It looks modern yet ‘old’, without being faddishly retro. “I wanted to use classic sport/racing design elements that are clearly recognizable,” says Walt, “from exhaust to frame design.”

The exhaust pays homage to the Conti systems that all the big Bevels had. Walt has fashioned his in stainless steel, feeding through a collector unit. The frame is crafted from 4130 chrome moly steel tubing, and its design is a nod to the Verlicchis built for racing. “As a matter of fact, it has exactly the same weight as the Verlicchi TT1 and TT2 frames—19 lbs,” says Walt.

Suspension is via the trusty Showa fork, and rear shocks are Öhlins. The motor, in this case, is fitted with 39mm Keihins FCRs. The bodywork is carbon fiber: “I built the original tank and tail, then Matt Tanner [of Tannermatic], used my prototypes to create molds for this and future builds.”

Walt has had the frame and rearsets reverse-engineered by M&E Design. A Solidworks computer program has been created, which allows him to reproduce the designs. Why? “It allows me to build a superior product,” says Walt. “Solidworks programs allow stress analysis to be done. They take away the guesswork and reduce time spent on research. I can make certain that what I am building is strong enough, and that the pieces will fit well together.”

Over time, Walt has collected a group of smart, talented people to help him build the best possible product, and he’s happy to give them the kudos. As well as Tannermatic and M&E Design, Walt enlists Dave Goddard for painting, Eric Kobalth of Clubhouse Motorsports for engine rebuilds, and seamstress Vivienne Smith for upholstery. Alex Vogel of AVA Restoration helps to design a truly modern, fully electronic wiring harness.

“Although the bikes are still hand-built by me, one at a time, these technologies have shaved off many, many hours in the workshop building one-offs,” says Walt. “It’s always been my desire to build more accessible bikes.”

If this Superlight takes your fancy, you’ll be glad to know that you get plenty of choices when it comes to specifying the bike. You can choose either a mono-shock or dual-shock set-up. There is a half-fairing option as well. Bodywork choices are: full carbon fiber, clear-coated or painted; or painted vacuum-molded fiberglass.

For price and availability, contact Walt through his website at www.waltsiegl.com. Take your place behind me in the queue—and no pushing.

Images by Michael Rubenstein. Head over to the Bike EXIF Google+ page for an extra photo gallery.

Ducati offers 17 million euros for Rossi ??

Motorsport Magazin.com - Ducati apparently wants to try everything to Valentino Rossi not to lose. Meanwhile there is growing speculation that the Italians could return to Yamaha, but it is any measure taken to prevent this. Ducati CEO Gabriele del Torchio is loud GPOne at Laguna Seca to lead discussions with Rossi.

The Spaniards of Motocuatro also want to know what he puts on the table for numbers. Rossi The aim is 17 million euros annual salary will be offered to keep it. Most recently, he said, though, his future decision revolves around less money than a competitive machine.

"Ducati 749" by South Garage

 from  south garage cafè

2012 better !!

nice desmo !

46