This particular build, Martinez aka”Meravigliosa Creatura” comes from the guys at SGC (South Garage Cafe) in Caggiano, Italy. I don’t know what it is about these guys, must be the dolce vita in the south of Italy, but they got the right formula. Can you believe this used to be a Ducati 749? These guys found the perfect way to combine old school styling with modern technology in order to bring out this Marvelous Creature. There is only a slight reminder of a 749 here; the fairings, the twin headlights and under-tail exhausts were eliminated to create this naked, cafe racer style custom, stripped and finished with amazing retro swag.

One of the appealing features of the bike is the paint work that has that distinct retro/old school look; which was completed by Ivan Design. The vintage hand written lettering, the candy purple against the flat grey and silver of the framework is pure motorcycle porn. Other fine touches that really make this custom build stand out are the leather wrapped grips and seat, the minimalistic headlight, the exposed raw mechanicals and that one off tail piece.

To give you a more info about the Ducati 749: it is a 90-degree L Twin Desmodromic valve actuated engine sport bike. Designed by Pierre Terblanche, the 749 was available as the 749, 749 Dark, 749S, and 749R. It shared many of its parts with the 999, with a few exceptions: a slightly smaller 180/55 profile rear tire, smaller cylinders, and different cylinder heads, giving it a smaller displacement of 748 cc. This smaller engine is higher revving and produces a lower peak horsepower than the larger engine used in the 999.

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