It’s hard to figure out what the owner of this Ducati Monster was expecting to get when he decided to customize it that way, putting random pieces of leather on the bodywork in an attempt it to give it some sort of ‘cowboy feel’: the thing is that, even though we agree there’s no accounting for taste, what we got here is quite a challenging motorbike.
This weird rendition of the Monster was spotted outside a shopping center in Villach, Austria, by a reader of our twin site Motoblog.
it, who just could not believe that “the cow standing in front of him was actually a Ducati“, and he felt he just had to take some picture to share his disdain with us.
In all fairness, we do not fully agree with the reader.
Actually, checking these pics out, we note that this job was obviously made with great patience and, let’s face it, a good deal of skill.
The tank was covered with pieces of leather tied together with leather straps and synthetic rope, while the skin on the front mudguard has been carefully glued.
The saddle is even decorated with a pocket that’s quite reminiscent of the typical “cowboy pants” and, last but not least, there’s the rev-counter, on which it was applied a round leather disc engraved with the numbers and the Ducati logo.
That’s a true labor of love, if you ask us.
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