Not all custom motorcycles built for reality TV are bad. Anthony Partridge is the bike guy on Discovery Channel’s Goblin Works Garage show, and his bikes are aggressive and purposeful, rather than goofy and clichéd. This Ducati Scrambler 1100 is solid proof—even if Ant almost got the brief wrong.
Ant secured the donor bike from Ducati UK, along with a brief from GM Tim Maccabee: build a hill climber. “I immediately thought; ‘okay, super-extended swingarm, paddle tire on the rear and a motocross front end with styling to suit’,” he tells us.
With a head full of ideas, Ant met up with frequent collaborator Ziggy Moto to put together a render of the proposed design. The show’s production company signed off the design—but when Ant enthusiastically presented it to Tim, he was met with confusion.…