The Spike-Wheeled Ducati ‘Monster of Ice’ Will Have You Wishing for a Longer Winter
This hellacious snow racer looks like it could ride over an iceberg.
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Italian motorcycle designer and customizer Paolo Tesio has a singular passion: tweaking Ducati’s massively popular “naked” bike, the Monster, into extreme forms.
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His latest effort takes the muscular moto into totally new territory: ice and snow – without sacrificing anything in the way of performance, plus looks that could kill.
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The Monster of Ice as he’s dubbed it is designed to be adapted to the various Monster models Ducati offers in “streetfighter”, café racer and superbike forms.
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Tesio created it as a design exercise to demonstrate the possibilities of his Monster-Transforming kits, but we think Ducati themselves should think seriously about putting it into production.
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Essentially Tesio’s mod involves not only putting huge spikes on special off-road tires but swapping out the rear wheel for a much more massive one.
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This might have the effect of throwing the rider a litttle off balance – but only if he stops moving. When in motion however it makes for much better traction on the tundra.
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And while Tesio hasn’t actually built one yet, if someone with the resources wants to make it a reality “we could certainly discuss the matter,” he tells us.