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A FISTFUL OF EUROS

“I HAVEN’T INSTALLED OR KEPT ANYTHING THAT I DON’T NEED. IT’S ONLY THE ESSENTIALS”

THE goal was clear from early on. It would be a pure and classic Italian cafe racer. After having searched for several months, Johan Orrestedt, co-founder of 6/5/4 Motors in Stockholm, found the ideal donor bike, a Ducati 860 GTS from 1976. The bike had long stood unused — a genuine barn find — and given how few 860s circulate in these parts, Johan quickly made a deal happen.

“For me, the two cylinders, spoked wheels and petrol tank are important,” says Johan. “I like Ducati

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