New bike... a bit different...

[martynj]

Hi all,

Well very excited to say this arrived in my garage today... have been watching it since Ducati announced they were getting Customs created for the Scrambler launch.



Created by Holographic Hammer, its designer/creator Sylvain Berneron and his brother Florent for me at least, created an amazing machine here, and it fell into that category of "must have this in my life!"

Its one hell of a spec:

Showa forks
Rotobox Carbon Rims
Beringer 4D Front brakes (thats 8 pads on the disks, pull the lever "gently")
Werkes Slip On
Rizoma goodness sprinkled all over it...
And that lovely Cognito Rear loop with integrated LED lights...

and they managed to drop the weight of the bike to just 147kgs!!! Its so beautifully finished...

Sylvain himself dropped it over himself today, and what an awesome guy he is as well, could have talked to him for days, let alone the hours we actually had (the Eurotunnel problem today was not helpful to his journey)

Super excited to have secured it and looking forward to some nice days to get it out on the road..

[martynj]

Haven't really taken many photos yet, lights been st today, but here are a few I got, will get the good camera out tomorrow... (and believe me this is the anti Harley well compared to my Diavel which now feels very lardy! )







and of course gratuitous 18 month old daughter on bike shot

[martynj]

Rear lights are integrated into rear loop, will get more "me" pics with custard tomorrow... there's a tonne of pics of it here... http://www.bikeexif.com/hh-ducati-scrambler

[martynj]

LOL thats cheap B&Q plastic flooring trust me... will get ridden... otherwise it has no purpose in life...

[martynj]

it makes a good noise as well this was its promo video when they launched it... took it for a spin earlier... its loud... https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=-BSVkI3Ds8... can't believe I am lucky enough to have this one off bike...!

[martynj]

unconventional is what they were going for. the wheels will be a cause for consternation for some, but in the flesh it actually works... but bear in mind this was a cafe racer weight exercise... with tech... check out Sylvain's S383 project... he is thinking way ahead of the curve... it is stupidly fast! i mean Diavel fast with half the BHP... it actually shocked me earlier...

[martynj]

Thanks all, feel very lucky I have to say... some more detail shots for those that requested... (although my poor photography is nowhere near as good as the pro shots)

[martynj]

Not that has actually been built I believe, but Sylvain has done numerous designs. His own ride is the Tsar... a Suzuki based bike.

[martynj]

That Walzwerk is rather lovely...

[martynj]

I was following their Facebook page after I saw the bike and just noticed one day him mention on one of the pics it would going up for sale... dropped him an email, got chatting... the deal was done... he very kindly also gave me a binder with press mentions etc etc... and a signed Wall Print He looked so excited yesterday when he dropped it off (can't thank him enough for coming over specially to drop it off), was so keen to see me hop on and ride it... genuine enthusiast and really nice guy.

[martynj]

Oh and its proper one off... he's been asked to make kits, but that frame with the integrated LED lights is almost impossible to productionize, its a big job when you look thru the pictures of its build

[martynj]

More than you want to pay, but probably less than you imagine

[martynj]

Well I'm quite lucky in that mine is running a relatively stock Ducati Scrambler engine, so I just pop it to a dealer... Insurance, there are specialists who can hook you up... you don't use these kind of bikes every day, so you can manage the costs down by being realistic about when and how you will use them.