Monster Style: Gas & Oil’s luscious Ducati Monster S2R 1000
With a legacy spanning more than three decades, the Ducati Monster occupies a special space in Ducati lore. Miguel Galluzzi’s design was not only credited with saving the marque and bolstering the fledgling naked bike market at the time, but also it went on to spawn innumerable variants of itself.
With so many models to choose from, navigating the waters of the second-hand Monster market is something of a dark art. The mid-2000s Ducati Monster S2R 1000 is a solid choice though. You get the looks of the highly coveted S4R and almost as much torque, but with a more classic look, thanks to the lack of liquid cooling.
This 2007-model Ducati Monster S2R 1000 is the third Monster café racer from Gas & Oil Bespoke Motorcycles in Prague, and the third custom motorcycle that they’ve built for this particular client. But since shop boss Mat?j Sysel is serious about the ‘Bespoke’ part of the company’s name, this Monster bears zero resemblance to the ones that came before it. ?The instruction was to make something almost like a neo-retro,? Mat?j explains. ?A modern bike with all the comfort it brings, but with a classic and classy design.?
Gas & Oil sourced the donor bike from Belgium, and immediately treated it to a full inspection and service to ensure that the 992 cc L-twin engine was running strong. The S2R came specced with upside-down Showa forks, Brembo brakes, and the iconic combination of a single-sided trellised swingarm with a fiv...
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