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Title: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: Slide Panda on June 25, 2013, 07:23:12 AM 20 years on, and still moves the most units for Ducati.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_1308_the_bike_that_saved_ducati/ (http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_1308_the_bike_that_saved_ducati/) Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: graydo on June 25, 2013, 07:45:45 AM Interesting read. Thanks a lot. Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: Vishwacorp on June 25, 2013, 08:31:01 AM I still get the same feeling when I look at my parked Monster that I did first time I saw one. I don't know what it is about the way its few defining curves flow into each other, but I can't think of any other naked that looks as perfect as the Monster.
Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: JohnEE on June 25, 2013, 08:46:51 AM Good read. I always wondered about where the name came from. Especially from a company steeped in Italian heritage/pride (I still can't say Pannigale correctly).
Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: triangleforge on June 25, 2013, 08:48:30 AM I liked Galluzzi's anecdote about doing the first sketches while at Honda, but realizing that company would never go for the idea. [laugh]
Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: wantingaduc on June 25, 2013, 09:02:51 AM My Monster is my first Duc and is the only bike of many that I've had, that I intend to keep.
I thought it was the most perfect expression of what a motorcycle should be back when I first saw them and it still is. While there may be bigger, faster, sharper handling bikes out there, my 'lil 620 dark does it all and more. Hopefully someday I will pass her, well cared for and in perrfect condition, to my son as his bike. Thanks Mr. Galluzzi for your efforts, they served Ducati and the motorcycle community well. Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: Skybarney on June 25, 2013, 10:20:49 AM I have wanted a Duc for over 20 years. Why did I not buy one sooner? No freaking idea except that I wanted a brand new one and I wanted to be able to afford it without noticing the money I spent or wanted to spend on upgrades. I also wanted to be a highly experience rider as I know when I drop her I will be sitting in a puddle of my own tears.......
Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: kuzemko on June 25, 2013, 03:37:45 PM Read it this morning. Always nice to see a Monster on the cover of Motorcyclist. Glad they seemed to appreciate it as much as I do.
Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: HotIce on June 25, 2013, 04:05:17 PM Quote “This was an interesting time,” notes Miguel Galluzzi, the Monster’s creator. “I was at Honda (Europe) and we were working on the second generation of fully covered CBRs. We used to get these Japanese motorcycle magazines, the kind that had a big photo of a bike without any body, just the engine and chassis. One day I saw a Ducati 851 photo and immediately began a sketch over the top. It was simple, just a tank and a seat. I knew we would never do it at Honda, so I put the idea away. It’s funny, the first sketch of the Monster was done on Honda time.” Galluzzi smiles broadly and holds his palms up, a gesture to say that the statute of limitations on shirking must surely have expired. With job contracts you sign nowadays, where the company owns all the IP of what you produced while employed with them, that could be a challenging statement right there [roll]Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: hbliam on June 25, 2013, 04:09:30 PM With job contracts you sign nowadays, where the company owns all the IP of what you produced while employed with them, that could be a challenging statement right there [roll] I thought the same thing when I read that. :) Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: Rudemouthsky on June 30, 2013, 01:19:57 PM With job contracts you sign nowadays, where the company owns all the IP of what you produced while employed with them, that could be a challenging statement right there [roll] Doubt Honda would want to bring that kind of embarrassment on themselves. Apple wouldn't GAF tho Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: DucNaked on June 30, 2013, 03:56:33 PM Quote
405 Number of Monsters gathered on Sept. 21, 2008, in Hamme-Moerzeke, Belgium, breaking the Guinness Record for the “largest parade of motorcycles of the same brand and type.” Could the DMF break this record? Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: herm on June 30, 2013, 06:47:52 PM great read!
too bad some of the pics in the photo gallery are mislabeled (i.e. the 2007 m695 photo, ....clearly an S4R) Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: GK on July 03, 2013, 01:49:28 AM Great read. Thanks!
GK [thumbsup] Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: Raux on July 03, 2013, 02:44:53 AM Quote doubt it405 Number of Monsters gathered on Sept. 21, 2008, in Hamme-Moerzeke, Belgium, breaking the Guinness Record for the “largest parade of motorcycles of the same brand and type.” Could the DMF break this record? the scale of europe helped this record. i know the club that did it. Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: ungeheuer on July 03, 2013, 03:10:59 AM I liked Galluzzi's anecdote about doing the first sketches while at Honda, but realizing that company would never go for the idea. [laugh] (http://rooracing.com/images/2_Emmanuel_s_VTR_250.jpg) (http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu177/Captain_Bobs_Bucket/VTR250_2G.jpg) Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: hbliam on July 03, 2013, 08:19:28 AM doubt it the scale of europe helped this record. i know the club that did it. Southern California could do it with some marketing and organization. We have had over three dozen on just a Saturday jaunt through the hills with nothing more then a week old monster ride thread. Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: the_Journeyman on July 03, 2013, 08:36:12 AM I always thought those VTR250s looked like Monsters.
JM Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: $Lindz$ on July 04, 2013, 11:52:04 AM I like the bit about Galluzzi originally envisioning a 4V engine when he was designing it.
Makes me never ever want to get rid of my S4RS. Truly the original Monster's swan song... Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: DRKWNG on July 04, 2013, 06:21:44 PM It could almost be said that the 1098 played a near equal part in saving Ducati. Just saying...
Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: hbliam on July 04, 2013, 09:10:06 PM It could almost be said that the 1098 played a near equal part in saving Ducati. Just saying... And the 916. And the Panigale. And the new Multi. And the Diavel. But none of them have been the workhorse sales machine as the Monster has been for 20 years. I think that's what they are trying to say. Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: DRKWNG on July 04, 2013, 09:13:34 PM 916 maybe, but not the more recent bikes, as Ducati really hasn't been going through dire times since the 1098 hit the market.
Title: Re: The Bike That Saved Ducati Post by: brad black on July 05, 2013, 01:51:49 AM image wise it was the 851, the greenframe of its time. plus the somewhat controversial for the time paso design. in the any publicity is good vein.
but in terms of sales it was the carby ss that saved them. 92 I think they sold more of them than everything else (851 and 907 only I think) combined. it put the bikes on the street that looked sort of like the 851 and that more people could afford. the monster certainly helped when it came out in 94, but by then the company was on its way to being a saleable commodity. i'd say it was 95 before we started selling a lot of monsters, and the 600 certainly had a big impact. |