Ducati 749 by Gustavo Penna

When the time comes to build a motorcycle for the next Terminator movie, it should be this one. It’s a glimpse under the skin of a Ducati 749, courtesy of Gustavo Penna—a cinematographer who shoots car commercials in Los Angeles. Gustavo is a Ducati fanatic who enjoys track days. After removing the fairing from his bike to give it a thorough clean, he had a revelation: under the bodywork was a raw and even more beautiful machine. He set to work to amplify the mechanical beauty of the sportbike, starting with that incredible headlight. It’s the stock 749 unit, cut...