We’d love to take a peek inside Edi Buffon’s mind. The Sydney-based custom builder specializes in bobbers that deliberately eschew practicality in favor of playful engineering. And each one is more interesting than the last.
This Ducati-powered hardtail is the latest bike to roll out of Edi’s Machine 1867 workshop. And true to form, it takes a few passes to notice all the obsessive little details.
“The goal was to reveal the potential of a Ducati engine in a traditional style rigid frame,” says Edi. “My last KTM bobber build was, by my definition, a conservative project. I decided to do what I love best, and make something over the top and impractical.”
Edi started with a good condition 618 cc L-twin motor from an early 2000s Ducati Monster 620.…