The most unlikely custom motorcycle tops this week’s assortment of machines; a Ducati Indiana flat tracker. We also profile a Honda Transalp from Bolt Motor Co., a cheeky Yamaha XSR155 scrambler, and an ex-Barry Sheene Suzuki TR750 that’s up for auction at Bonhams.
Ducati Indiana ‘Von Tracker’ by Francis Von Tuto History may have forgotten the Ducati Indiana, but those who lived it aren’t so lucky. There was a time when all the Italian marques all wanted a piece of America’s ‘factory chopper’ pie, with Moto Morini, Moto Guzzi, and Ducati all vying for a slice. The Ducati Indiana was particularly goofy, with a square-tube frame, swoopy tank, and raked front end.
When a professor from the University of Florence advertised a 1987 Ducati Indiana 650 for sale, Francis Von Tuto had a brain wave.…