Brad Pitt was spotted in L.A. on Monday riding this splendid café racer that he ordered last year from custom builder Shinya Kimura.

Dubbed ‘Flash’ and built around a 1974 Ducati 750 SS engine, the Kimura bike according to celebritygossip.net had a little problem and left the Hollywood actor stranded while he was heading to work.

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Here is a look at the Shinya Kimura Edge bike developed off the back of a Ducati 999R. Basically the idea has been to create a longer-looking bike with handmade bodywork and to add “a level of organic whimsy”. I can safely say it looks like the ride of a polished-up, modern-era Ned Kelly. For those of you who don’t know who he is, one commenter on HFL is calling it Tin Man’s choice for the Yellow Brick Road. After the jump is a documentary video on Shinya Kimura where we get a better idea of the philosophy behind his custom bikes.

Continue reading: Ned Kelly gets a bike: the Shinya Kimura Edge

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Chabott Engineering custom bike builder Shinya Kimura has put together this café racer for Hollywood hearthrob and motorcycle lover Brad Pitt.

This one off custom bike dubbed ‘Flash’ has a 1974 Ducati engine and the rest is pure Kimura craftmanship with the oil cooler uniquely mounted next to the headlight.

Pitt may want to avoid the paps when he’s out riding, but with stylish bike he’ll stand out even more on the California roads.

Source | topspeed

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