This Custom Ducati Multistrada Went From Ugly Dual-Sport to Gorgeous Cafe Racer

The project’s basis was a Multistrada 1000 DS from Ducati’s range, and Jeremie spared absolutely no expense here. As the bike was coming apart, its ugly and seriously outdated stock bodywork has been deleted in its entirety, along with several other items such as the rear subframe and exhaust. Then, the fabrication work got started right away, first addressing the Duc’s chassis to bring it onto cafe racer territory.

A new subframe was built from scratch, drastically altering the Multistrada’s rear-end geometry. The main portion of the frame has also been reworked, so as to accommodate the replacement bodywork that was to come. Speaking of the fresh attire, its central component is the repurposed fuel tank of a Ducati 749, neatly adapted to fit its new host like it was always meant to be there.

Then you’ve got that long one-off tail section complementing the tank’s contours beautifully, while also creating a level bone line suitable for a quintessential cafe racer. At the front, Jeremie installed a handmade fiberglass fairing complete with small carbon fiber winglets and a low, yellow-tinted windshield. The fairing encircles an aftermarket LED headlight, and it is joined by a carbon fiber front fender lower down.

You’ll see more CFRP goodness toward the back, in the form of a sizeable belly pan, new timing belt covers, and a rear wheel hugger. The chain and heel guards are made of the same lightweight material, as well, but so is the secondary rear fender attached to a swingarm-mounted license plate holder. A custom saddle finishes off the motorcycle’s silhouette up top.

It’s wrapped in a stylish mixture of black leather and Alcantara, courtesy of a local upholstery expert from Beziers. Moving on to the bike’s running gear, the original Marchesini wheels are still present at both ends, now sporting grippy Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP rubber. Suspension duties are managed by premium Ohlins equipment fore and aft, but the stock brakes were deemed good enough to remain.

Clip-on handlebars and billet aluminum rearsets make up the ergonomic package. The Multistrada’s L-twin engine gained a fresh airbox and a bespoke stainless-steel exhaust system, which ends nice and low right beneath the swingarm. Lastly, Jerem Motorcycles had the upper bodywork finished in a green hue borrowed straight from the Lamborghini Sian FKP 37, while the frame and wheels have been painted gold.