Before Ducati took the Monster in a lamentable direction by removing its signature trellis frame and swathing it in plastic, the Ducati Monster 821 was the best new Monster you could get. Stacked alongside the smaller, air-cooled Monster 797, and the totally bonkers, liquid-cooled Monster 1200, it was more refined than the former and more manageable than the latter. The 821 was a perfectly proportioned package, packing a 112-horsepower wallop, and dripping with Italian swagger and brutal elegance.
This custom Ducati Monster 821 pulls back some of that elegance, and dials the 821’s inherent brutality up to the max. It’s the work of Jérémie Duchampt at Jerem Motorcycles in France, and it’s so audacious that we can’t help but love it.…