Ducati Multistrada by Ad Hoc

Ten years ago, the Multistrada was the odd man out in the Ducati line-up. For starters, it looked very strange indeed—and was likened by one magazine to a “wet cat with a large forehead.” As a bike to ride, though, it was pretty good. As long as you didn’t take it off-road. So it’s the classic candidate for a custom job, and that was the thinking of London-based Paul Berry, who wanted to turn his 2004-spec Multistrada 1000 DS into a light and sporty ride suitable for tight city streets. Berry shipped the bike over to David Gonzalez of Ad...