Often the case with stock motorcycles, the best examples of each are usually those released in the final year of the models run. This '74 Ducati Desmo 450 is one such example.

With the superb 450 Desmo single engine, classic Italian looks and an impressively agile chassis it was always going to be one of those bikes that leant more towards restoration rather than customisation when it rolled into our workshop.

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