Yahoo Autos Redesigned Ducati Monster gains power and loses weight
Ducati gave its all-new Monster an official unveiling via its five-part Ducati World Première web series, promising that the latest version of its popular naked motorcycle will officially hit dealerships in April 2021. The storied Italian manufacturer claims the new version sticks closely to the original from 1993, with a powerful engine tuned for road use mated to a compact "superbike-derived frame," and the numbers bear that out.
Power comes from Ducati's Testastretta 11° twin-cylinder engine displacing 937 cubic centimeters. The not-quite-literbike spins out 111 horsepower at 9,250 rpm and 69 pound-feet of torque. That's a bit more power than the Monster 821 it replaces, but perhaps more important, the new Monster loses around 40 pounds compared to the outgoing edition, for a total wet weight of 414 pounds.
