Juan saw his first Ducati Monster on a 4th of July many years ago in San Francisco and knew that the Monster was the bike for him.
Inspired by the heritage and tradition created by Miguel Galluzi, Juan wanted his monster, a 2005 1000 DS to look as close to the original as possible: Double sided swingarm, low mount exhaust and the gas tank over a naked trellis frame with some mods here and there.
The modifications began soon after Juan picked up his monster from the dealer in SF. He started with a tail chop, then placed the rear turn signals directly onto the frame, painted black around the brake light, removed the carbon canister and mounted a crank case filter.
The pipes would evolve over time, starting with a set of Arrows, later a set of Staintune and presently a set of carbon fiber Leo Vince.
Juan modified the stock triple clamp, chopped the risers, and added Motowheels' clip-ons. Reservoirs were swapped from a Multistrada based on favoring the shape of those over the stock cylinders. The stock mirrors and levers were replaced with CRG parts all around, a gift from Juan's girlfriend.
The instrument panel was relocated below the triple clamp and the headlight mounted lower at the same time.
The oil cooler and belt covers with spray painted black, the oil lines were replaced with upgrades from Hipermotor and the short starter cable with a longer one sourced from Duck-Stew. The cable and oil cooler lines were rerouted along the left of the underside of the engine.
An early experiment with a custom cut stock clutch cover unfortunately resulted in damage to the stock clutch from it's use. A slipper from Motowheels was fitted and the original open cover was redesigned to a safer and more protective layout.
Red wheel stripes were added along with a red bellypan with the intention of creating many focal areas. Juan was satisfied with the how well the bellypan complemented the bike and brought a necessary balance to his vision. Rearsets from Rosmoto were added for a bold and unique finishing touch.
Juan assures us that he is by no means done with his Monster. He says, "I believe this will be a never ending process. Some times I wonder if Migues Galluzi also had this insatiable thirst of building and modifying existing motorcycles, and this is how the Monster came to be, only to inspire Monster owners with the same motivation to persistently revise and make our very special Monsters very much our own."
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