Desmoto: Futuri Motion Tech's 141kg Ducati Multistrada Supermoto

In the industrial landscape of Tilburg, the Netherlands, Mark van Veggel is quietly redefining what a garage build actually means. A mechanical polymath with a background in electronic design and fabrication, Mark grew up in the slipstream of his father and grandfather. These two men taught him that if you want a machine to perform, you often have to build the pieces to make it happen. "When I was young, my dad would take me to classic bike races, and show me supermoto races" Mark recalls. "Watching those bikes drifting into corners... that sparked the motorcycle bug."

That bug eventually led to a Ducati 996 and a lifelong obsession with the marque. But it was a 2019 career burnout that pushed Mark to start Futuri Motion Tech. The name, born from a failed cryptocurrency passion project, became the perfect moniker for his one-person operation. From a compact 3x3 meter workshop, Mark constructs high-end machines that rely on a dizzying array of custom electronics, 3D printing, and mechanical fabrication. He doesn't just customize bikes; he engineers solutions that he then industrializes for other builders worldwide.

The donor bike for his latest experiment, dubbed Desmoto, was a neglected 2008 Ducati Multistrada 1100DS. It was a bike with a complicated past with South African and Thai registrations, but the 1078cc L-twin heart had only 20,000 km on the clock. It was the perfect, low-mileage foundation for an ambitious project. Mark stripped it down, aiming to create a lightweight, high-performance supermoto that would weigh under 150kg wet. The result is a bike so far removed from the original Multistrada that it's practically a new species.

We have heard of builders creating around frames or motors, but Mark decided to build the entire motorcycle around an Acerbis X-Seat, usually found on KTM dirt bikes, because it offered the perfect Supermoto line and grip. To support it, he sourced one of the rarest chassis components in the Ducati world: an aluminum frame from a Ducati 999. Only 15 of these frames were ever built, and this one anchors a custom aluminum subframe that weighs a scant 580 grams. He opted for a Ducati 999 swingarm to round out the chassis, discarding the heavy single-sided unit for one of the lightest pieces Ducati ever manufactured.

The engine received a "no cost spared" rebuild. The 1100DS was disassembled, media-blasted, and treated to Pistal high-compression 98mm pistons, Kaemna/Puretec race camshafts, and Carrillo connecting rods. With 50mm Ducati S4RS throttle bodies, oversized 46mm intake valves, and ported heads, the mill is a powerhouse. It exhales through a custom stainless steel exhaust that snakes through the frame, a piece of pie-cut art that transitions from 40mm to 50mm as it exits the cylinder heads.

The suspension is where the "Motion Tech" in the name truly shines. The front end uses a custom-designed triple tree with a 36mm offset, inspired by IMA and Robby Moto trees. These trees are holding Hypermotard 1100 fork tubes. But the real showstopper is the rear shock. Mark designed the ÖTX controller, a small device that fits in the palm of your hand and allows for full rebound and compression configuration of Öhlins TTX units. It gives off serious 90s GameBoy vibes, and it sits under the seat, managing the Öhlins TTX shock sourced from a Ducati Panigale.

The rolling stock is equally exotic: second-hand magnesium wheels from a Ducati 749S. Mark rescued them before choosing to paint them a brilliant gold and wrapping them in Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tires. To stop the 141kg beast, he fitted a full ISR brake system including 4-piston calipers on the rear, typically reserved for 125cc race bikes and Formula SAE cars, that were milled to fit the 999 caliper brackets.

To shave off every possible gram, Mark replaced every bolt on the bike with titanium, a 2,600 euro investment that saved 3.1kg. The bodywork was 3D-printed from heat-resistant Nylon Carbon Fiber, finished in a menacing matte black.

After 5.5 years and over 2,000 hours of development, the Futuri Motion Tech Multistrada supermoto sits at 141kg wet, churning out 112hp and 123Nm of torque at the rear wheel. It is an industrial, high-performance, and deeply personal triumph, a testament to what one man can achieve in a 3x3 meter space when he stops dreaming about the future and starts building it.

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