Electrifying: Digital Directiv’s custom Ducati

If you could buy a brand new Ducati SportClassic today, what would it look like? We reckon it'd be very similar to this—a rapid custom from electrical whizz Joe Tessitore of Digital Directiv. ‘Bella’ is a ground-up restoration of a 2007 Sport 1000s, boosted with seriously upmarket performance kit. It’s inspired by the limited edition Ducati MH900E, the hand-built predecessor to the ill-fated SportClassic line. Joe has re-imagined the SportClassic with high-tech changes, modern improvements, and upgrades that spared no expense. But the effect is low key rather than flashy. “I wanted only the educated eye to be able to...