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The Hound: XJR1200 Cafe Racer

Not sure if I've ever seen an XJR given the Cafe Racer treatment? Well, until now that is. Created by Italian motorcycle builders, Emporio Elaborazioni, 'The Hound' is based on an XJR1200.

You don't try and pinch Rossi's bike

When Valentino Rossi suffered a low-speed crash in practice at Sepang, he was in no mood to throw the towel in. Unfortunately for the 9-time world champ, he couldn't just get back on his Ducati, he had to fight off the marshals from pushing his bike to the recovery zone. 'Excuse me, do you know who I am?'

Ex-Rutter Ducati 888 on eBay

WANT TO stand out from the crowd on a piece of 90s retro trackday cool?An ex-Michael Rutter 1992 Ducati 888 SPS is up for grabs in eBay, ridden by the man himself in the 1992 season.Imported by Hoss Elm (now there's a name I've not seen for a while) boss of former Ducati UK Importers Moto Cinelli, the bike's fitted with all of the factory Corse parts that were available at the time, including full Termignoni exhaust system, lightweight flywheel, titanium rods, Magnetti Marelli ECU with Eprom race chip.Other stuff:Brembo 320 mm brakes upgraded to machined from solid calipersOhlins supension rebuilt and set-up by Ohlins factory. Ohlins steering damper.Corse close ratio gearbox.Magnesium cases.Marvic mag wheelsMichelin intermediatesFull carbon kevlar bodywork, recently repaintedCarbon Corse tankCarbon Corse wishbone intake system and airbox.Carbon HandlebarsMagnesium yokesCarbon rear discSpares include, complete carbon bodywork set, sprockets, electric start, standard flywheel set, ally selector drum, track stands, plus loads more.It's road registered, too!The downside? It's £25,500, but the seller's open to offers.