Every now and then we get news from New Hampshire about some new bike coming out of Walt Siegl’s workshop. And every time it’s an eyecandy. Let’s take this custom Ducati 900SS for instance, called Riviera Ducati: Walt has been working hard on this project for 4 months, day and night, and this is the outstanding result. The engine derives from a 900SS air cooled V-twin, whose displacement has been increased up to 944cc thanks to a special kit. Walt, a well-known old-school master craftsman, has built the chrome-moly chassis and the carbon-kevlar fuel tank as well.

Other special bits are the stainless steel exhaust system and the aluminium footpegs. Front forks comes from Triumph, while the swing arm can fit an Öhlins dual shock absorber. Marchesini wheels and Brembo calipers were lifted from a Ducati 999. Motogadget’s instruments are essential, with simple in-built speedometer and rev counter. The final outcome is a compact and muscular special, with vintage aesthetics and a Cafe Racer flair to it. What else could you wish for?

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It takes some dreaming, time and a little extra cash to create your very own custom bike, but that’s exactly what Marte977 has done with his creation: the Hypermotard Diavolo Nero Special Black Evo 977. The Ducati Hypermotard-based special was used for its characteristic design and the way it adapts itself to customisation. Marte977 says:

Everything started from the idea of personalising my own bike and making it unique. I already had the extreme and characteristic bike itself, with its aggressive and edgy lines, and I wanted to highlight its shape - making it more extreme. But I also wanted to stay true to the original Ducati concept of a unique, slim and elegant bike, but with a nasty side.

With this in mind, the first step to creating the Black Hy (my black Hypermotard) was to change the rear - making it lighter and much shorter. Using ideas from other bikes, I put a brutale tail on my hyper, and I created LED lights under the other rear-end lights. With these changes to the rear, I then needed a different exhaust, one which was low and compact and which didn’t exist for the Hypermotard.

Hypermotard Diavolo Nero Black Evo 977

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