V-Moto's Ducati 996 Engined ST2 Custom Cafe Racer
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Thinking he had an almost finished custom Ducati ST2 in need of only a few tweaks and 'fettling', Nev took his bike to Viv Cowley at V-Moto with a three week turnaround slot ahead of the 2017 Malle Great Mile.
It was only when they took a deeper look at the bike that the scale of the work needed to be done was realised.
The light work that was originally intended soon turned into a whole rebuild and motor swap that we're glad happened because it spawned one of the nicest Ducati builds we've seen, so much so it was displayed at our Bike Shed London show.
From creating a new subframe, exhaust system, headlight fabrication and much more, all incorporating Viv's ingenuity, design, attention to detail and 200+ hours of hard graft, all in a 3 week time frame.
Now, this one's a long one (don't say we don't treat ya) so flick the kettle on get comfortable and enjoy the build process and story of how this build really came to life.
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Absolutely stunning. Love the details (down to the Wiggins clips) and the stories behind some of the parts, especially that exhaust! Viv is the man.
Beautiful piece of work. The bike looks amazing and very functionally put together. I especially liked how you moved all the electrics under the seat, brilliant! Definitely a labor of love. Thanks for presenting.
Fantastic build! The fabrication and design details are top notch, some really smart solutions
Love the details they go into on this video. Could watch all day.
A true bike builder, and fellow kickback dude :) Nice one Viv, one of my favs.. Hope to see you with something in April 19
WOW! This bike looks amazing! Great Job Guys!!!
Very nice job and great teamwork by the sounds of it ...keep it up you two
Awesome build, came out pretty sick.
Love the attention to detail re the wiring!
Fantastic bike and story behind its build.
Such a beauty.. this is the style and custom i love, very good job indeed.
Great Bike! Especially the wiring and cooling system is always a challenge at the ST's and very well done here. I also like the integration of the motogadget in the headlamp and many other details. The exhaust is also well designed and sounds brutal. Just the transition between the fuel tank and seat pan looks better at the former Radical seat, but this is just a detail and the overall line looks great. I did a similar ST2 build and can imagine how many hours have been spent into this bike. Save rides and have fun with this great bike!
Awesome build, really like the water pipes with wiggins clips. & how the wiring is attached to the frame, lots of thought very nice to have in a collection.
Stunning looking motorcycle. Well done.
Some riding footage would be grand! Lovely build 👍🏻
Fantastic attention to detail. It must have been a lot of fun (for the most part) to work on.
Wow! Stunning looking bike 👍
Beautiful, sounds amazing, thank you.
Beautiful built taste of modern and classic cafe racer
Top build, great looking bike 👊
I never get tired of looking at this bike.
Work in Daventry, so great to hear a local business get a nod. Luv the bike, great job.
Great bike, thanks for sharing.
That's a really nice sound. Can't imagine how it sounds when you're next to it💥
Gives me piles just looking at it but it is beautiful!
Raw portrait of engineering beauty...Cheers👍🏻👍🏻
What a fantastic build! I love Ducati and especially the sound of the old bikes with the dry clutch. I would love do to a build with an old 900 SS, but unfortunatly, in Norway we are not allowed to modify the frame, so you can't make the back part of the bike look nice.
Great project of two great guys.
Awesome looking bike guys. Good job!!!
That is one beautiful bike, awesome work.
Bloody brilliant, well done
thats what a custom build is all about stunning 👌🏼
This bike is so beautiful and a work of art
Beautiful bike, lovely!
Looks neat and precise, hat's off
so beatiful! unreal build boys !
Very nice build, beautiful bike
Bellissimo , clean job.. Love it!
The looks is a win, boys! Love it when the proportions fit, like it does here. I really think the MV Augusta style wheels was a hit too. It sounds a bit loud for my personal taste, but I get it:) Well done!
Fantastic job. Well done. 👍
5 Stars from Denmark, for this incredible Bike😊
Very unique and a beast of passion and desire cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧
The beauty of this bike, no words can describe.....
awesome build!
Absolutely a beautiful bike
This bike is AMAZING WOW .....LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
Wow!!..what a beauty.I can’t wait to build my own cafe racer one day.I might take a few ideas from you😬👍🏼🤘🏼💪🏼
Absolutely stunning
Now that's one cool looking Ducati.
Fabulous creation.
Really cool customized bike
Probably my favourite up to now!
@vivcowley891
5 жыл бұрын
thankyou
Some bikes look great built from a parts bin but this is just built a piece of art and your building and engineering is beyond compare sir
@vivcowley891
5 жыл бұрын
kind words, pleased you like it
the electronic under the tail nice clean job Pro !
Gorgeous machine!!
Big effort nice work
It awesome. Well done lads.
Bloody marvellous ❤️
That's gorgeous!
Beautiful bike guys would love one 🤙🏼
This bike looks amazing! I would feel like the coolest dude riding this😎
Crazy build
The gent who restored this is good at his craft
Work of art 🤌
thats awesome !!!!well done
Im in love with this bike too awsome
Nice build guys :)
Stunning bike I wish I had the guts to do something like that (and the money).
This sounds like a stupidly complicated custom job and it has come out incredible! Great work.
Ducati is amazing
Oh 20min of bike right on! ✌
Bumped into this bike and owner at the Oxford dgr day. Absolutely stunning bike. Really love it. I were right about that saddle tho'..... 😊👌👊
Sweet ride!
best built on the channel
Great build. I would go different seat configuration but just personal choice. Good decision on the black forks. Be nice to know final build cost
Terrific-lookin' machine!
Beautiful tank.
Really like the bike, nice work. The gap between the tank and the frame looks a bit odd, but it's art. Good job!
@T0BBi94
5 жыл бұрын
I think that is one of the cooler parts, it replicates the old Ducati racing bikes
Beauty! Inspirational yet impossible for me! I have a 2002 748 I would love to do this to!
What a masterpiece!
This bike is so damn nice!
Particularly interested in the wiring relocation etc., as I'm building an MV 750Fa custom and the amount of wiring is beyond spaghetti! Love the LM exhaust - WOW!
Stunning bike, I think the only thing I'd change would be to get rid of the decals on the silencers. Nitpicking of course. Really amazing work.
She’s a looker. This is my kind of bike. Well built well presented
nice . . thanks guys
Lovely bike xden
Sweet bike!
piece of art.
God that's beautiful.
Epic epic bike!
That is so sick!!!!
This is a dope bike
Absolutely gorgeous. I LOVE 💕 your BEAUTIFUL craftsmanship and attention to detail. I'm taking delivery of a fully restored and improved 2000 Ducati Monster. I wish you were here in the US I'd love to have you do some project bikes for me .
Beautiful ❤️
Lovely! Except I'm not sure about the 999 tank vs. the seat unit. P.S.: Love the Le Mans exhaust...
Great Bike
Sooo beautiful! Where can we see more of this bike? It's so inspiring. Thank you
inexperience will say "Oh yeah, i can do that!" bulls#it!! Beautiful work, guys!
What a fantastic looking bike! Obviously it is made for riding but also for just looking at. It is not a tourer, so who cares about the seat? All parts look great, manufactured, adjusted, upgraded or just bought. If such a beautiful bike was mine, after every ride (dry) I would clean the dust of and put it in my living room. Great job guys.
@diegosv6372
4 жыл бұрын
Our future generations care...
Very nice indeed! Swinging arm should have been satin black as well, but that's just my own opinion.