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    Chopper Ducati

    I think it's pretty damn nice.
    Looks like an americanized street fighter~
    Kinda right up my aisle

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    interesting. But if it were mine I'd say the tail's too long & it's too plain & bare bones w/ the flat black & unibody. I like the orange one the best.

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Not my cup of tea.

    Props to the guy that built it though.

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Looks like a crashed Monster with a bent steering stem

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Besides the fact that it looks almost unrideable, I'd say that guy did a great job. It would be a lot better if he did a LITTLE more with the body work. There is just too much flat black in one area.

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by schleppy View Post
    It would be a lot better if he did a LITTLE more with the body work. There is just too much flat black in one area.
    pinstriping.

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    i likey...and it looks ridable to me....

    but wtf do I know....nothin' about choppers, thats for sure!

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Those are really cool, but they look
    extremely uncomfortable

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    i know a shop out in CA was build choppers out of Ducati's for some time the name of the shop i can not recall but i know the owner was on monster G

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    I love true custom choppers more than a lot of people, I can appreciate the work, but this bike just seems like he streched and raked the bike and that was about it. If I looked at it I wouldnt even notice the bodywork he did I dont think. If youre gonna put in that much work at least make it look different

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by Pittenger5 View Post
    I love true custom choppers more than a lot of people, I can appreciate the work, but this bike just seems like he streched and raked the bike and that was about it. If I looked at it I wouldnt even notice the bodywork he did I dont think. If youre gonna put in that much work at least make it look different
    Yeah...that looks just like every other Ducati I see running around! NOT!

    What it doesn't look like is another OCC/Harley S&D, chromed up POS knockoff....but again...I don't know squat about choppers!!!

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    crap i say...crap

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by Mongoose441 View Post
    Looks like a crashed Monster with a bent steering stem
    No, I've got one of those. It actually looks exactly OPPOSITE that chopper...


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    Quote Originally Posted by weman View Post
    i know a shop out in CA was build choppers out of Ducati's for some time the name of the shop i can not recall but i know the owner was on monster G

    they were featured on the show Superbikes a few weeks ago

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    Quote Originally Posted by DucDave View Post
    Yeah...that looks just like every other Ducati I see running around! NOT!

    What it doesn't look like is another OCC/Harley S&D, chromed up POS knockoff....but again...I don't know squat about choppers!!!
    Im not saying those are good, notice my emphasis on my quote, I hate OCC, I loved WCC when Jesse James was in before everyone built the same bike. but this dude redid all the body work and stuff, and it still looks like a ducati to me, just raked and streched out. Why not save some work and keep the tank and seat and just rake and strech it? If youre gonna redo all the bodywork at least try to make it a little "extreme" and then when someone looks at it they dont say, "so he raked and streched a ducati."

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    So i guess the vote's are in... You either love this thing, or hate it.

    I love it. If it just looks stretched and raked, or not... I'd rock it, and i garuntee everybike show or event you went to, there'd be a crowd around it.

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Quote Originally Posted by Pittenger5 View Post
    Im not saying those are good, notice my emphasis on my quote, I hate OCC, I loved WCC when Jesse James was in before everyone built the same bike. but this dude redid all the body work and stuff, and it still looks like a ducati to me, just raked and streched out. Why not save some work and keep the tank and seat and just rake and strech it? If youre gonna redo all the bodywork at least try to make it a little "extreme" and then when someone looks at it they dont say, "so he raked and streched a ducati."
    Gotcha! I think his point was to keep some of the 'signature' ducati elements....like the frame, which he built up from scratch but designed it to evoke the classic 'trellis' Ducati look. I really like the pure and understated simplicity of the look. The little things like the red trim around the headlight and the raked back handlebars are nice. At the end of the day it works for me...and at the end of the day that's what these things are about! Clearly no chopper...or no anything for that matter...will appeal to everyone!

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    Quote Originally Posted by catch2otwo View Post
    they were featured on the show Superbikes a few weeks ago
    the place that was on super bikes did a much better job then this guy if you ask me. but they made them look like diffrent styles also.

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    Re: Chopper Ducati

    Kinda cool, I like the look..

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