2021 Ducati Monster
When you?ve sold as many Monsters as Ducati have – more than 350,000 – you know you?re onto a winner. But whilst the Monster 1200 always seemed to be exactly what it said on the tin (a Monster), its smaller sibling, the Monster 900 never seemed quite as monstrous as I?d have liked. However, the unveiling of this new ?Monster? (it?s just Monster now, no numerical suffix), sounds like we might finally see the little Monster’s teeth, and here?s why?
In Ducati?s official press release, the first subheading is ?Sporty and Fun.? It?s in big, bold letters and looking at the numbers alone is enough to see exactly what they?re getting at. The 937cc Testastretta L-Twin engine has an extra 116cc over its predecessor, and is 2.4kg lighter (that?s just the engine). You get 111bhp at 9,250rpm and 95Nm of torque at 6,500rpm, with better throttle response and more torque all the way through the rev range, especially at the bottom end.
And it?s not just the engine that?s lighter, either, with almost everything on the bike being redesigned to try to create a ?lightweight and compact bike?. The Panigale V4-esque frame, which fixes directly to the cylinder heads, is a slender 3kg; that?s less than half the weight of the 7.5kg steel trellis jobby on the previous model. The wheels, subframe and swingarm are all substantially lighter, resu...
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