WOGBIKES BY THE WATER

Benelli's Café Racer is the angriest-looking bike in the world. I spent a lot of time snarling right the hell back at it, 'cos it always looks like it wants to fight someone. Clayton, who imports them, felt that it and I should spend some time together. I told him I thought that would be a good idea, and advised him to make sure his insurance premiums were up to date.

There were a lot of these 1098s scattered about the place. I thought it was kinda neat how they all managed to break down in the one spot like that.

And look, here is a 1098S in glorious black. In my humble opinion, this would be the only colour I would buy one in, hoping that someone would mistake it for an MV Agusta. I'm kidding, of course. I wouldn't buy one, but if I was going to, it would be black.

I will admit to having a pulsating chubby for this Ducati. I will seek treatment for this condition. But for the moment, this is the hottest-looking motorcycle Ducati has built since the 70s.