Before we indulge in the details of the distractingly beautiful and purposeful black Ducati that originally lured you to read these words it is right and proper that we extend the gentlemen behind the bike a hearty Bikeshed welcome and a thorough introduction. Moto Studio is the result of a meeting of the minds and skills of two men in Miami, they are one of those builders that we have admired from afar but until now have not had the opportunity to feature here on the Bikeshed. Bruce McQuiston and Ryan Arends met at Bike Night in their native Miami in the winter of 2013 and Moto Studio is the culmination of the ideas and ambitions they shared that night. In...
Written by Martin Hodgson.See Full Article In the Nineties Ducati brought back the Super Sport SS range that had been such a success for the marque in the seventies with the now enormously popular classics the 750ss and 900ss. But while there was nothing particular wrong with the 1990’s version the Monster and top of the line superbikes were dominating Ducati’s sale, perhaps if they’d built their SS like Moto Studio built “Racer 5” sales success would never have been a problem. Not content to follow the café racer path of improving performance by reducing weight Moto Studio gave the Ducati donk a complete overhaul. A set of high compression pistons were installed to increase the already torquey Ducati L-...
Some people are just destined to build bespoke motorcycles. Bruce McQuiston, owner of Moto Studio in Miami is one of those people. He has a background as a sculptor, race car driver and race car engineer – culminating in a perfect combination to build performance bikes that look great. After Bruce retired from car racing he discovered a love of motorbikes. His desire to build a bike for himself eventually morphed into building bikes for friends and then customers. McQuiston’s choice of motorcycles are classic Ducati’s and Moto Guzzi’s. “I admire many builders from around the world that work with other manufacturers,” explains McQuiston, “but for me, the bike needs to start with a soul.” So his latest build is this stunning...
La Moto Studio è un azienda americana fondata da 2 appassionati Bruce McQuiston e Ryan Arends . Il primo ha un passato di pilota d'auto mentre il secondo è cresciuto a pane e motori sin da ragazzo . Loro cercano nei lavori che svolgono di portare la massima precisione nei dettagli , esperienza mutuata da Bruce nel campo ingegneristico quindi utilizzano materiali moderno con la fibra composita insieme ai mettlai pergiati per dare maggiore leggerezza alle loro special cosi da avere delle moto belle e funzionali sia nel reparto sospensioni che freni . Si limitano alle moto italiane come Guzzi e Ducati perchè dicono che hanno un'anima ...e come dargli torto . Questa loro precisione nei dettagli mi fa venire...
