Modeled after the Monster 1200 that premiered last November, Ducati announced a mid-sized Monster 821 as Bologna’s newest best in bikes. Ducati’s all time best seller, the third generation of the bike that ushered in the “naked” look finally gets its smaller displacement engine. The Monster 821 boasts an 11″ Terrastrota engine on a motorcycle that is impressively lightweight (396 lbs) considering its 112 horsepower and 65.9 ft-lb of torque. Other bragging rights include eight-level traction control, three-level ABS and Ride-by-Wire — as w…
Ducati’s very own North American brand manager Arrick Maurice is the owner of this Italian masterpiece. Custom features include a noticeable weight reduction, anodized black Ohlins forks, and Speedymoto triple clamps among a host of other things. The motorcycle comes finished in a sleek jet black with a contrasting gold paint job. Source
At the Intermot International Motorcycle Show in Cologne, Germany, Ducati began showing off several new bikes from its 2013 line-up. First off was the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Ducati’s naked bike iconoclast, the Monster. The new Monster Anniversary (below) will be available in the original livery of the very first version, and will be applied to the whole range of latest-generation Monsters (696, 796 and 1100EVO models). Next is the RS13 Superbike version of Ducati’s halo streetbike the 1199 Panigale, the bike set to be used…
In an interesting new collaboration Italian denim brand Diesel has teamed up with fellow Italian brand Ducati, known for their high end motorcycles. This is not the first venture of Diesel into the world outside of fashion. Previously they have worked on a Fiat 500 and other great projects.