Tall Order: Rough Crafts' bigger, badder Ducati XDiavel S

Winston Yeh has one of the sharpest eyes in the business. His Rough Crafts style is instantly recognizable, and constantly evolving. The Taiwanese wunderkind first cut his teeth on Harley-Davidsons, but we've since seen him turn out bikes from BMW, Yamaha and Ducati. The challenge, he says, is to apply his signature aesthetic in a way that looks “just right,” whatever the donor. The latest Rough Crafts release is built on the most interesting platform yet: a Ducati XDiavel S from 2016. In stock form, it’s a bizarre machine: a cruiser-slash-muscle bike with blistering performance. So why pick it? “This...