These stunning images were shared with us by Dan Anderson, an industrial designer, photographer and editor of WideOpenMoto. He went to Spain and visited the hallowed grounds of Radical Ducati, a garage that has consistently produced some of the most incredible custom Ducatis in the world.
If you’d like to see more from Radical Ducati, click here to check out their Ducati 900TT, here to see Pursang, here to see Café Veloce, here to see their 1098 Racer and here to see the 9½.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
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