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Ducati Monza
250 Café Racer by Dave Hartleip
"This bike was a literal barn
find that my brother and I stumbled upon in 1975. The farmer gave it to us, and
we spent the next 18 months rebuilding it into a Café racer. We sold it to a
high school friend, who rode it a couple times before the bevel drive shaft blew
apart. He put it in his Dad’s chicken coop and forgot about it. I saw him at my
25-yr high school reunion and he told me the bike was still in the coop. I
bought it from him, and completely rebuilt it with many additional
modifications, including: Modified frame to accomodate stainless steel underseat
exhaust, homemade rearsets, gas tank from a Benelli Mojave, laser cut stainless
tank badges, handmade seat and steel tailcone, etc. etc. I finished it right
before the 2005 AMA Vintage Days at Mid-Ohio, where it won “Best of Show -
European Motorcycles”. Ducati was the marque brand that year, so it was very
special to win. I never planned to show it, mainly I just wanted to see if i
could build a custom bike!"
Source Dave Hartleip &
35th Tokyo Motorshow
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