Long time associates, racers and bike builders Dominik and Havana fashioned their workshop, Moto Essence, again in 2015. Dominik was an completed motorbike restorer and Havana an skilled mechanic who earned his stripes on and alongside racetracks round Germany and the EU.
At their workshop situated to the south-west of Munich, they provide basic restoration and servicing, however what excites them most is constructing bespoke bikes. After a buyer got here to them with crashed and corroded donor the pair got down to create the cleanest Ducati 1098 cafe racer they may. They name the completed product ‘Le Veuve Noir’ aka ‘The Black Widow’.
When Dominik and Havana first acquired the 1098, it was in fairly unhealthy form having been in a crash and affected by intensive corrosion. This meant an entire nut and bolt tear down needed to happen earlier than they may start. Once they’d cleaned up all of the rust the pair set about turning the 1098 right into a lean, imply cafe racer.
The largest problem right here was hiding the intensive wiring that was as soon as hid by bodywork. To make issues worse they needed to do it with out modifying the harness since Ducati’s fashionable wiring is notoriously temperamental.
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As you may see the boys succeeded of their job. Along with making a clear aesthetic from each angle, they added dose of traditional cafe racer styling. The icing on the cake right here although is the putting asymmetrical GPR exhaust impressed by the Aprilias ridden by 250cc world champions Loris Capirossi and Tatsuya Harada.
Source: MOTO ESSENCE
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