Archive for May, 2010

Sneak peak: 2011 Ducati Frankenstrada

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Hello, my name is Frankenstrada and my stupid owner just gave me ridiculous face lift:
Hello. My eyes are so big because somebody just raped me in sand dunes.

As I needed to take my bike apart for 7500 mile service, I thought I would play around with R1200GS fairing that my friend gave to me. As I mentioned in my other posts, good weather protection is something Multistrada misses, and I wanted to improve it in this regards.

Since using stock headlight was out of question because of it’s shape, I needed something different. I thought standard 5 3/4 headlights would fit the bike nicely so I ordered a pair. $120 later I found out they are a bit big for my slim Italian mistress (I cannot force myself to call her a beauty)

Super custom windshield bracket made from Express bag filled with unobtanium screams high tech

Well, the design is certainly functional. It seems that the windscreen is just what the doctor ordered, especially considering I will be communing on the bike every day in about a month or so. Too bad my Express bracket is not particularly strong.

Side view. Notice bent shifter from Pismo Beach expedition

So, I think with another smaller headlight this could work. I just have to somehow blend funky robot styling with a piece from German machine. Back to the drawing board.