Pocket Rocket: Sticking a Ducati 250 into a Moto3 chassis

Most customs start out with a frame and motor from the same donor. But sometimes it's a mix and match affair—and every once in a while, we see a truly exotic pairing. This pint-sized racer from Analog Motorcycles is the most unique match-up to come our way: a 1968 Ducati 250 'narrow case' motor mounted in a Moto3 prototype frame, and wrapped in a plethora of hand-made bits. The project kicked off about three-and-a-half years ago, when chassis specialists FrameCrafters reached out to Analog's Tony Prust. They'd built a frame for an Analog project in the past—and were itching to...