Ducati Monster 796

At one time a Ducati was one of the motorbikes to have. I can’t tell you for certain what made the Ducati name so prestigious, but it was probably a combination of things. Back in the early ‘90s when Kawazaki’s green team were winning all the races, Ducati were lucky if they could get a bike to finish a race and if they did they were nearly always last. But even then the Ducati still held an attractive quality. I’m not sure whether it was because it was Italian or (which is more likely) because of it’s distinctive twin cylinder rumble which meant you felt it coming (clean those dirty minds!!) ... more

My first monster was a M900Dark , all black ,dated 1998.It was replaced almost one year ago with the new (for the time) model S4R .I won't bother you will all technichal details ( 117BHP,front Showa upside-down 43mm,2x230 mm disks in front, 1x245 mm disk in the back, 180/55 tyre in the back, 120/70 in the front, tubular frame.. enough said.)I will try to explain how it handles and why, when you see/own one, there are only 2 option for you: You hate it, or you love it.As probably you guessed already, i love it. **Introduction** i am a lightweight person ( 69kg dressed), 174 tall. I ride this ... more