Many custom motorcycles have a short shelf life. They’re a snapshot of a moment in time, or of a particular style. And a couple of years later, they look dated. But some bikes endure, and this is one of them. I missed the Steffano-Ducati Cafe9 first time round, back in 2007, but it still looks just as good today. And I’m not the only one that feels that way—earlier this year, the Ducati was invited to appear at the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK.

It’s the creation of Robert Steffano, who runs the Windsor, CA based motorcycle fabrication company Kosman Specialties. The base machine is a Ducati 999, transformed into a 21st century café racer — via Bike EXIF

Omega really did create this watch to celebrate its presence in the world of golf — a new Green Seamaster Aqua Terra, featuring a green Seamaster notation and minute markers around the edge of the dial. Okay, it’s a very fairly subtle modification change to a basic Seamaster Aqua Terra, but I must admit it looks pretty good. Green can be a very vibrant colour, so it is probably good that Omega used it in just a few places on the dial to achieve the desired visual effect. Omega uses orange on its Seamaster Planet Ocean watches in a similar manner — via Perpetuelle.com Watch Blog

It could be home to a Japanese version of Doctor Who, this unusual space [Mizuishi Architect Atelier] that strangely looks larger from the inside than an outside view would have it appear.

300 square feet can pose a construction challenge on any plot of land, but is a particularly complex puzzle on one that is shaped like a triangle.

Every building code was scoured and rule bent to breaking to create this quaint little abode, bending and twisting in response to limitations of and opportunities allowed by rules and regulations of Tokyo, Japan — via Dornob

During the austere and oppressive reign of General Franco — a remarkable 36 years from 1939 to 1975 — foreign motorcycles were a rarity in Spain. So this BMW R75/5 must be a novelty on Iberian roads. It’s owned by Juan Ramón Ortega, a Madrileñowith a longstanding passion for BMWs — via Bike EXIF

The New Zealand auction house Webbs has a habit of uncovering some gems for its sales, and this is the star of its next show: a 1968 Bultaco TSS racer campaigned by local legend Ginger Molloy. And don’t those lines still look beautiful, over four decades later? — via Bike EXIF

With SIHH right around the corner (Geneva, January 2012), it is time to the the 2012 pre-releases started. In keeping with recent trends, Panerai is again first out of the gates with one of its 2012 pieces, the PAM 422, aka the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days. According to Panerai, the PAM 422 is inspired by a rare model of the 1940s that represents an intermediate stage in the transformation from the Radiomir to the Luminor case — via Perpetuelle