Roland Sands Sharpie 696 at Indy

[Rameses]

Did anybody notice that the drawing on the side of the tank is the Ducati factory being bombed during WWII?

[triangleforge]

Not until you mentioned it -- good eye! Now the dates (and the dropping bombs) make a lot more sense to me.  It's basically a graphic history of the Ducati company from it's beginnings as a maker of radio tubes and other radio components in 1926, and hence a frequent target for allied bombing raids during WWII. Beginnings of the company on the front fender, culmination with the MotoGP championship on the seat cowl.  Wonder what's on the other side of the tank...

[jesse370]

I think its great....but that's just my opinion.

[reservoir_duc]

Wonder what's on the other side of the tank...

[Rameses]

You didn't happen to get a shot of the right side of the seat cowl did you?

[kopfjäger]

Did anybody notice that the drawing on the side of the tank is the Ducati factory being bombed during WWII?

+1

[gearhead]

 It appears to be clear coated over. I think it looks great!

[Grampa]

My only problems with it......

Those parts are replaceable, and  Sands has a boatload of talent. To see him alter simple replacement parts with a sharpie is like finding out Andy Partridge is writing ad jingles for Jello.

[SikDuc]

The rearsets look like Ducati Performance.  They look just like mine on my S4RS.  He could've modded them to make them work or maybe they are available somewhere.

Lou

[triangleforge]

It appears to be clear coated over. I think it looks great!

I wonder... there was a mention up this thread about solvents in the clearcoat removing the ink. But this has got me thinking about the various tattoo artists & cartoonists I know, and wondering about starting with something small & subtle on one of my bikes, and I'd want it to last a more than a month or two.

And yes, like human tattoos, I know where this first "small & subtle" can lead...

[TJR178]

+1 

Looks like Sato rearsets to me.

[hypurone]

The rearsets look like Ducati Performance.  They look just like mine on my S4RS.  He could've modded them to make them work or maybe they are available somewhere.

Lou

Yup, i gotta go with SikDuc on this one. I rode with Reddymon on sunday, his look like these and he said they were DP units. Woever makes those for them...