Ducati 1198 SP custom aka Matador Racer

 

Stock Ducati motorcycles are good if that’s all you have seen. Then the minute you encounter this Ducati 1198 SP custom you realize there’s something missing from your stock bike.

 

There is no doubt that Ducati builds good motorcycles, but I don’t think a good motorcycle is enough for a die hard Ducati fan or a motorcycle enthusiast.

A great custom motorbike just doesn’t have to look good and feel great it also has to perform. Radical Ducati from Spain has just the right recipe, their latest creation a Ducati 1198 SP custom aka “Matador Racer” de toros is ready to rock the racing tracks.

This custom bike is packed with Radical Ducati’s innovative material selection (carbon fiber RAD), sensible construction techniques and modern aesthetics. The definition of Radical lies within each of Radical Ducati’s custom crafts.

Lets take a look at the build, based around the Ducati 1198 SP. This custom bike features a RAD 02 Aluminium frame, RAD 02 Aluminium sub-frame and a RAD 02 Aluminium swing-arm. The stock Ducati 1198 SP engine modification includes ported heads, lightened flywheel, EVR anti-hooping clutch and the exhaust is a 2 in 1 Super Mario system.

At the front this Ducati 1198 SP custom features an Öhlins front fork, RAD 02 ergal triple clamps yokes, Domino quick open gas throttle and RAD 02 ergal clip-ons. The front braking unit houses a Discacciati brake and clutch radial pump and Discacciati rotors. At the rear this Ducati 1198 SP custom features an Öhlins rear shock and Discacciati rear brake kit with support, 200mm rear rotor and four-piston caliper.

Lets not forget Radical Ducati’s signature carbon fiber essentials that include RAD carbon fiber bellypan, RAD 02 carbon fiber Corsa Evo solo seat and RAD carbon fiber mudguards. There is a lot more on this Ducati 1198 SP custom then what I have just described, launch the image gallery and let the pictures tell you the story.

Just like a real life Matador this Ducati 1198 SP custom has speed, maneuverability and a lot of guts!

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Royal Enfield 500cc Classic by Rajputana Customs

 

India is one of the top motorcycle markets of the world, 1 in 25 Indians are on two wheels and that number is still growing. It is therefore surprising that this is the first custom motorcycle we have featured from India. Rajputana Customs Royal Enfield 500cc Classic named Assault is the feature of the day.

 

The Jaipur based custom shop Rajputana Custom Motorcycles is igniting the spark of the custom scene in India and has been crafting some serious bikes. There is a reason they say Incredible India, my visit to India in 2004 was one of my best holiday experiences. India is known for it’s population, vast cultural diversity, exotic food, vibrant color, organized chaos, Bollywood, and of course the extreme love of cricket! Motorcycles are also an important part of daily life in India. In the hustle and bustle of that life its hard to imagine having the chance or opportunity to build a custom bike.

We asked RCM owner Vijay to give a brief background on Rajputana Custom Motorcycles “Building bikes here at RCM has always been an eventful learning process. We are pretty much self-taught due to the fact that we weren’t lucky enough to have a generation before us to lend a helping hand or advise us correctly. We have learnt quite a bit about building custom bikes over the last few years and have only begun to scratch the surface as far as the potential for growth is concerned. There is still a whole lot left to learn and implement over the next few decades, which will only add to our aesthetic sense and functional skill in the years to come.

To sum up our build philosophy I feel we are complete ‘newbies’ in this trade who relish steep learning curves and are looking to build 10 odd old school custom bikes a year. As a team we have 4 metal fabricators, 1 machinist, 1 mechanical engineer, 1 shop foreman, a lady who handles the administration, & myself to oversee the whole lot.

Assault was built on a Royal Enfield 500cc Classic for Mr. Kumar Kundan from New Delhi. He came to us looking for a bike, which would be raw, minimal, and subtly painted. It took us 2 months to complete in which time we gave her (Assault) a new set of rims & tyres, KTM Duke front suspension, clip-on handlebars, CNC machined headlights, custom gas tank, extended rear swing-arm, customized the rear frame, rear fender, seats, & added a few details to the gas cap etc.”

This build was not all that complicated as we have previously worked on Royal Enfield 500′s with minimal frame modifications. Machining the CNC headlight and then getting it to mount the KTM fork required a little thought but it was pretty straight forward other than that.

My personal favorite on this custom Royal Enfield 500cc Classic has to be the matte paints, tyres and the bikes lines. I feel all 3 go really well together.

Going forward for the future our plan is to concentrate on the bikes and let the rest take care of itself. We are not too clued up with the business aspect of RCM at this point. We are concentrating all our time and effort on making the bikes more functionally sound and aesthetically appealing. It is a very organic process of evolution which requires a lot of my involvement and we plan on letting it expand at its own pace.

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Royal Enfield 500cc Classic
Royal Enfield 500cc
Custom built in house
In house
Matte green & matte black
Extended swing-arm and a few chop/welds at the rear
KTM Duke
Stock RE 500
In House (Brown Leather hand etched design)
Stock
Stock
19×3 Front & 16×3.5 Rear
MRF 110×18 Front & Avon 5.00-16 Rear
In House (Capacity 8 Liters)
Oil is housed within the engine

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Holographic Hammer

 

Sylvain Berneron works as a designer for BMW Motorrad in Munich, he started riding Motocross when he was just 8 years old and has continued to ride and race ever since. “Bikes are all I know and that’s what I live for” he says.

 

Recently Sylvain launched his Art page on Facebook called Holographic Hammer. Here he is to tell us all about it “Building a custom bike takes a lot of time and money, as a designer I realized that the first idea is rarely the best. Perfection comes with exploring different options and trying unusual things. All my friends ride or work in the custom motorcycle business and I was always around them to quickly Photoshop their garage builds, and make them logos.

That is the meaning of Holographic Hammer, a digital tool helping and simplifying the manual labor. I am convinced that doing a sketch before building helps to get the global proportion right and stay on track while doing it. Because you can easily get lost redoing the same part again and again until it works.

It doesn’t matter if the bike is going to be built or if it’s just about making a cool picture, I am always having fun drawing custom bikes for friends. That’s how I ended up sketching for El Solitario MC, Untitled Motorcycles, Fuel Bespoke, Icon 1000,  Lucky Cat Garage and Derestricted.

If you would like to visualize your dream custom bike or simply see some cool shit? Make sure you check Holographic Hammer on Facebook and I will be very happy to sketch it up for you!” Sylvain Berneron ~ Holographic Hammer

As I am getting ready to embark on my own first custom project I think I will be taking you up on that offer Sylvain!!

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