NYDucati - New York City Tigho Ducati

Every year (*ahem, during my two seasons on the road), we gather together on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and ride up to Oley, Pennsylvania to the Fire Station to give thanks for our beautiful bikes.

Tigho NYDucati Bobber Ducati Monster Cafe Racer on Craigslist

November Skies still beautiful to Ride under in NYC. Tigho NYDucati

On Essex and Grand Street riding mid-November
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Tigho NYDucati Custom Triumph Chopper off Bowery

Though I'm not a huge fan of the genre, I stumbled on this pretty custom Triumph chopper out making a fancy Saturday beer run to my favorite spot in the city, New Beer, on Chrystie between Rivington and Delancey on the Lower East Side.

Tigho NYDucati still riding to work into November.

Still riding my Monster into work late into Autumn

Tigho NYDucati Ducati Beveled Desmo at Cycle Max in Downingtown

Don't sit on this vehicle

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Beveled Gears

2014 1199 Superleggera Ducati Pictures: Tigho NYDucati

2014 1199 Ducati Panigale R Superleggera Ducati Pictures.
More information can be found in my original post here and here.

Sexy Modded Ducati GT1000 SportClassic on Orchard Street

Ok, so there might be something wrong with me. I just spent a couple hours watching a rather provocative burlesque show at The Slipper Room on the Lower East Side, but the sexiest thing I saw all night was parked across the street on Orchard Street and Stanton.

This totally naked custom GT1000 was custom painted (you don't see too many in all black), what looked like motocross tires, clip-ons, a full tail chop and a funky exhaust.

Tigho NYDucati at the Ear Inn: DOCNYC Tuesdays in Tribeca

Several friends have invited me to the Ear Inn, where on Tuesdays there is an impromptu bike meet up in downtown Manhattan, at one of the oldest existing bars in Manhattan. I finally went with the DOCNYC on Tuesday, and though initially we were hassled by the cops a little bit, we had a great time, and even went dancing at the Spanish tapas bar Kaña next door.

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ducati monster 1100evo side by side with Tigho's Ducati

Tigho NYDucati: Ducati 1199 Panigale R Superleggera Ducati 1199 Panigale R

Ducati 1199 Panigale R Superleggera.1,199cc Superquadro engine with 220bhp, which should retail for around $65,000.

Only about 100 will be allocated to the United States.

More information can be found here.
© 2013 Tigh Loughhead

Boston Bay: NYDucati Lands on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Massachusetts on a Tigho Ducati Trip.

On the way back from Cape Cod, the sun was setting and I stopped off at Plymouth Rock. Even though I had an hour left to go to get back to Boston, I was glad I did.

Tigho NYDucati goes Biking to Boston and Cape Cod and Chatham, Massachusetts Cape Cod Canal

Last Sunday I decided to take a trip out to Cape Cod Massachusetts. I rode out to meet a friend in Chatham, Mass on the southwest of the Cape. Behind my bike you can see Cape Cod Canal, which connects Buzzard's Bay to Cape Cod Bay

Out in the woods in Western Mass - Somewhere South of Hartford

I tried my best to find a scenic route from New York City to Boston, but not only did I forget my winter gloves in 50 degree weather, I didn't realize that much of Connecticut and Eastern Massachusetts are a rather boring drive. I started up 684 to Danbury, then up 202 to New Milford to Nepaug State Forest.

Incredible Retro Custom Cafe Racers at the Brooklyn Invitational Custom Bike Show 2013

Heads Down: The Park Avenue Daily Grind : Tigho NYDucati

Brooklyn Invitational Custom Bike Show out riding today... Tigho NYDucati

Stumbled on the Brooklyn Invitational Custom Bike Show out riding today...

Brooklyn Invitational Custom Bike Show Tigho NYDucati Custom Classic Motorcycles 1

I was out riding with my girlfriend around Central Park, then out to Queens and down into Brooklyn, when we stumbled on several hundred rowdy bikers (see Harley guys burning rubber above). We stopped, and besides the bikers, were hundreds of custom motorcycles, mostly of the chopper variety.

There weren't too many Italian bikes (I only spotted a few Ducatis and a Guzzi or two), but there were plenty of Harley Davidsons and Triumphs.

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Some guys were excited; others a bit more subdued.

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The Empire State Building and Manhattan Skyline as a backdrop to the Bike Rally.

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Brooklyn Invitational Custom Bike Show out riding today... Tigho NYDucati 6

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Tigho NYDucati: waterfront industrial park in Long Island City to take a break. To our amazement, in the corner of the parking lot behind a twenty foot chain-link fence was a waterfront bar called Anabel Basin with incredible views of New York City.

My girlfriend arms were hurting, as she's not too used to riding long distances, so we pulled up in the parking lot of some waterfront industrial park in Long Island City to take a break.

To our amazement, in the corner of the parking lot behind a twenty foot chain-link fence was a waterfront bar called Anabel Basin with incredible views of New York City.

I, for one, am pretty excited about the new line of Italian imports coming from Italy this year. I don't think MV Agustas are quite as pretty as Ducatis, but they're comparable in performance, craftsmanship and of course the pricetag. This 2013 MV Agusta F4RR retails for around $25,000, though a base F4 starts at around $20K.

Ok, so this isn't a Ducati, but it was a bizarre bike. I stumbled across this Dodge Prowler-style scooter chained to a lampost in Chinatown. I couldn't find a make, so I'm not sure if it was custom scooter or just another weird bike out of China (of which there are tons in downtown NYC).

I'm not sure if this was for sale, or just in the shop at Rockwell Cycle, but this was one of the wildest monsters I've ever seen. No cans, just baffles, twin-headlights, custom painted chromo tank, aftermarket belt-covers, open clutch cover, custom guages and carbon fiber everywhere and spoked, tubed rims.