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I thought it would be fun to bring back a couple of articles from earlier in the year that were popular and/or generated significant debate. Following the launch of the Ducati Streetfighter, it took almost no time at all before customized versions began to appear. One of the trickest was the Shift-Tech Streetfighter S.

Originally a Streetfighter was some ratty GSX-R750 that had been crashed and the poor, cash-strapped rider either didn’t want to or couldn’t afford to repair it. These early bikes were often pretty bad, both in terms of looks and how well they worked. The new Ducati Streetfighter is nothing like those early hand crafted machines. It replaced the Monster S4Rs as the 4-valve Ducati sportbike for those who didn’t have ready access to chiropractor or didn’t go in for the boy racer styling.

Shift-Tech in collaboration with Moto Corse Performance took an S model, and threw all that is trick at it – including BST carbon wheels, Ohlins TTX shock and a custom termi exhaust. The end result was something that looked fantastic. Ducati News Today readers agreed with this post being the second most popular all year after the various Multistrada 1200 rumors. Continue on to read Trick Customized Ducati Streetfighter Takes Bling to a New Level.

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