Full House: Ducatis in the Living Room

Peter Calles lives a surreal (yet real) version of a passing dream every collector has had: Bring all the collectibles inside.

By Hamish Cooper. Photos Phil Aynsley
Published on December 4, 2019
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by Phil Aynsley

Do you love motorcycles enough to share every waking moment with them? One man does.

From the outside it’s a typical American ranch-style house: single-story, three bedrooms and a double garage in a suburb of Washington, D.C. But walk inside and any similarities to a conventional house soon end.

The floors may be polished wood and the wall panelling complemented with sleek furniture, but that’s not what catches your eye. It’s the sight of nearly 30 motorcycles that have taken up residence in every room.

Where to begin

Let’s start in the kitchen. Sharing space with the coffee maker, refrigerator and dishwasher are a 1972 Ducati 750 GT, a 1957 Gilera 175 and a 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650.

Move along to the adjoining main room and you’ll get a quick history lesson in motorcycle exotica. Two Sixties-era MV Agustas, a 125 Centomila and a 150 Rapido Sport, share space with Seventies showpieces including a Hailwood Replica, 750 Sport and 900SS from Ducati. There is also a humble little Ducati Cucciolo that makes its own statement.

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