Ducati Monster Forum

So since I bought my bike I've had like three people tell me "Ducati ehh, that thing must lean well in the corners".  I've worked it over in my head, and the only thing that I can come up with is that they're referring to the L-twin in the corners as opposed to a 4 banger.  Anyone else come across this odd little perception?  I actually had one guy ride behind me intentionally just to "watch me corner" and I can assure you it's not because of my technique.  Monsters have lower rearsets and less ground clearance, but they still turn just like any other sportbike.  Maybe it's just another dumb-ass perception of Ducs, right up there with "that sounds broken" and "what did that run you, 30/40 grand??".

rather have that then all the kids at gas stations with the " ducati huh? I hear they are the fastest bikes out"

OR

Wondering how old my 07 Rs is because it has no body work on it, I mean they haven't made bikes without fairings in what? 30 years

"Is that a hybrid?" >:(

I have a new one....whenever anyone asks about the bike (when I've just got off it) and tell them Ducati Monster, they always guess the capacity...and they ALWAYS guess 600cc.

The other night I figured out why - (maybe) - I'm 6 foot 6....so it does look a little small!

Spider (on a m1000s)

Huh, maybe that's why my 750 always gets guessed as a 900.  I'm 5'9"

I've gotten that comment about cornering and handling as well. 

I think that perception is accredited to Ducati's racing heritage.

Nothing wrong with trickle down racing technology into the modern sportbikes.   [thumbsup]

If the relationship of a rider's height to the bike's size is the determining factor for the guess, they'd ask me if I was riding a M11tybs.  [laugh]

Likely they're interested in the rider. ;)

Back in the day, Ducati had a well earned reputation as one of the few big bikes that handled, and among the best of those few.

I'm talking 1970s.

Even in the 80s the Japs weren't quite cutting it, the Brits were going broke, the Germans weren't very sporty and the Italian rivals were scanty and no better than Ducati.

Since the 90s just about every maker has had something speccy in the steering department but Ducati is still pretty consistent and doesn't make many duds.

Reputations take a while to develop and tend to hang around in the absence of major stuff-ups.

magazines still say "typical Ducati stability in corners"   Say anything for thirty years and even car folks and non-auto enthusiasts will hear it somewhere.

Probably alot to due with the power down low. It's easy to come through the apex, and be back on the throttle, and have immediate power with the Twin. Whereas the Japanses in-lines need to rev it up. So either they come into the corner with high RPM to be able to get "on-the-gas" coming out.

With regards to my 1098 R which I have been riding most of the Summer when I get a fairly bearable warm day as oppossed to opressive heat , the remarks I get most are from other riders at gas stations.  " Is that bike fast ! " or " What size is that bike?   It's probably faster than mine.  or  " Nice bike."  then stare for several  seconds w/ a second glance after they look away and then start their bike , rev it up and rip off at high revs.

The kid in me thinks ,wish my bike was broken in so I could show you what a Ducati R w/ Race pipes can do !

I've got to get that thought out of my head in the next 237 miles. So far I've broken in the " R " by the manual, nothing above 7,000 RPMs now until 1500 miles. 

I think the look of a Ducati Monster has the appearance of a purpose built bike that screams handling and performance w/ it's artitic lines , and aggressive look it is like a Ferrari F430, there is no mistaking what the car is about and what it can do or should beable to do. The name says alot as well. Just as Ferrari is known by it's name for building race cars 1st and street cars that follow their racing heritage .So it is w/ Ducati , a company that builds race bikes that also builds bikes for the street w/a racing heritage.   Dolph