We’re starting and ending with two color-matched Ducatis this week; a Ducati Pantah restomod from Australia, and a Ducati 749S custom from France. Wedged between them are a wood-clad Yamaha XS650, and the wildest supercharged Honda CBR900 we’ve ever laid eyes on.
Ducati Pantah by Purpose Built Moto We have a soft spot for red bikes with gold wheels—so this 1981 Ducati Pantah ticks all of our boxes. It’s the latest bike to roll out of Purpose Built Moto’s garage on Australia’s Gold Coast, and we couldn’t be happier that the PBM team is still pumping out the jams.
Tom Gilroy and his crew were approached by a customer who had owned this bike since the early 90s. He was after a sympathetic restoration—but Tom convinced him to make a few minor changes.…