Ducati 860 Cafe Racer
Ducati 860 gt cafe racer by xtr pepo the ducati 860 gt was built in 1974 and 1975 a highly stylized italian standard with a 60 horsepower v twin heart and 109 mph top speed.
Ducati 860 cafe racer. And with the new silver ice matt colour the land of joy is ready for another revolution. Ducati 860 gt cafe racer. Rather than constructing a bolt for bolt style replica of the imola sabotage opted for a bare bones naked cafe racer. It s 75 ducati 860 heidt tells us.
Rebellion freedom and style. Bryan fuller s beautiful custom 1975 ducati 860 square case named cavallo nero italian for dark horse was actually his first motorcycle. The duc had the remarkable 90 degrees v twin we still see on ducati s. But what is even mor.
The rear was edited with a new loop and mounts were added for the seat and electrical components. So to ensure total satisfaction gregg miner co founder of speed craft co decided to control his subconscious trance and lay his hands on mechanical metal. It s named cavallo nero italian for dark horse. From the bare bones of a 1974 ducati 860 gt comes this bologna beautiful cafe racer crafted in southern california.
The seat itself is completely custom built on an aluminum subframe and covered with washed leather from swedish tannery tärnsjö. Ducati 860 cafe racer by bryan heidt the bullitt bryan fuller s beautiful custom 1975 ducati 860 square case named cavallo nero italian for dark horse was actually his first motorcycle. The surf moto symbiosis is taking root in an unusual place. Most of us think of motorcycle riding as a thing to do in warm weather.
The café racer culture one of the most influential movements in the history of motorcycling blends with the scrambler soul in the new unedited scrambler café racer. Of course it didn t look anything like the sleek cafe racer we see here. Once the awkward looking 860 gt side covers were turfed the team de tabbed and trimmed the frame. Definitely a relationship that screams for the type of weather you see in california or australia right.
The ducati s savior was bryan heidt a metal fabricator with a background in industrial design who has been working at fuller for eight years now. The swedish bike brewers of 6 5 4 motors have been working on this ducati 860 gts and turned it into a real vintage and sporty looking café racer. The 860 features fabio baglioni s same 750 l twin engine design with the addition of larger 450 sleeves to achieve the larger capacity and the same frame design that was attributed to the 750 s racing successes.