“I made my M-S4R for personal entertainment. It was designed to be manufacturable with semi handcrafted methods that would allow a small series production.” says Paolo. “Conceived and designed for the Ducati Monster S4R, S2R, and S, the body kit can be easily installed on all first series models of the Monster (’01 – ’07).” Like when Ducati released the Monster S4R Paolo’s goal was to reinvigorate the bike. The Monster still offered exceptional performance so his work focused primarily on modernizing the bike’s appearance. Using skills developed during his years working as an automotive designer Paolo laid out a design using 3D software. His design focused on tightening down the bike’s proportions and giving it an aggressive appearance worthy of its namesake.

Once the 3D models were complete Paolo collaborated with CNC experts Marino to machine bucks of the individual pieces. These were then utilized to create molds for the final fiberglass laminated components. When purchased as a complete package it features around a dozen components. The kit is designed to work with the standard Monster fuel tank but pretty much everything else gets replaced. Fitting the body kit to the Monster chassis also required the development of bespoke mounting hardware which Paolo has also created. These include a custom rear subframe and brackets for fitting the fork covers and for relocating the stock instrument cluster.

When building his own M-S4R Paolo made several other design choices to get his bike looking exactly how he wanted. To free up the tail section the factory twin side pipes have been replaced by an underslung QD EX Box exhaust. The Euro 3 compliant system increases performance as well as lowering the bike’s center of gravity. Most importantly though it helps to tighten the Monsters proportions by visually pulling the engine and rear-wheel together. To keep the Monster looking svelte the stock indicators have been replaced by slimline LED units and there’s an LED brake light recessed into the tail. Meanwhile, upfront the standard Monster S4R headlight is gone, in its place is a MH900 unit and the stock handlebars replaced with clip-ons. To drop as much weight as possible Paolo’s also installed a plethora of carbon fiber covers and machined performance parts to his Monsters engine.