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A real Monster of a bike

The bike above was once a Ducati Monster S4. It was restyled by Italian custom builder Ferruccio Codutti who took a year crafting the look out for aluminium for one of his customers. Ignoring the grotesque nose, Codutti's work is impressive as the front end was made by the man himself.

Bimota Mantra - Remember this?

REMEMBER THIS? If you don't, or can't quite put your finger in the futuristic-looking V-twin, it's a 1995 Bimota Mantra DB3 - and it's up for grabs on eBay.Complete with wooden, yes wooden, dashboard and a 900cc Ducati air cooled motor, the Mantra was Bimota's £13,500 take on Ducati's highly successful Monster 900. This one's covered jusr 1,10 miles new.

Massimo Tamburini: 1943 – 2014

Massimo Tamburini, creator of some of the industry’s most iconic motorcycle designs, has succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 70. Tamburini was diagnosed with the disease last November and underwent chemotherapy treatment but passed away April 6. Earning renown for designing motorcycles such as the Ducati 916 and the MV Agusta F4, Tamburini’s name will be forever linked with those two companies, as well as Cagiva and helped found Bimota (Tamburini is the “Ta” in the company’s name.) Massimo Tamburini (right) with another late motorcycle industry icon, Claudio Castiglioni.