Yes, very low pegs.
Maybe a YSS shock or Ohlins, or a revalved 1100 shock to raise rear ride height. The 800 needs more weight over the front imo.

Quote from: ungeheuer on October 24, 2025, 03:38:08 AM<snip>  That's OK.  I have my quirks with zero compulsion to update. 

Quote from: ducpainter on October 23, 2025, 07:20:46 PMI doubt Ducati cares what we think... just sayin'

Yup.  Their Audi-driven business model is to widen their base appeal.  And in doing so, they lose all the quirks which we of the previous Ducati faith found enticing.  Yamaha Honda owners with aspirations towards a premium brand label want the associated stye kudos, but not the make the beast with two backsing irritating clutch rattles and scary black magic expensive to maintain Desmo horse shit.  It's a good business model - there's more money to be mined by enticing not-yet-Ducati owners to the fold than pandering to the already converted.  So way more gains than losses in dollar terms for 'em.   That's OK.  I have my quirks with zero compulsion to update. 

Quote from: ducpainter on October 23, 2025, 07:05:13 PM[/url]

Somewhere

Way up high, eh.

morning

Quote from: koko64 on August 22, 2025, 03:46:24 PMOf all the Ducatis of the last 30 years, I have to say the Scrambler has incredibly budget suspension, especially the rear shock. Riding my Scrambler and a thirty year old Monster 900 back to back reminded me how good the Monsters chassis is with its sophisticated 851/888 superbike rear linkage. The Monster felt great in comparison even with its clapped out old 1990's Sachs/Boge shock.
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In 2022 and 2023, I did not have a bike ready for the first track days of the year, so I got to use a club members Scrambler, I think it´s an 1100. Quite a nice bike, actually, but the limitations of the suspension were quickly apparent; bottoming forks, bouncing rear, general crappy feel, even when not pushing that hard (borrowed bike ...).

During winter, we installed an Andreani 105/D15 kit. As I remember, the installation was not that difficult, but I think we had to separate stanchion and fork foot on at least one leg, but since I´ve done that often enough, it did not stand out sufficiently to remain in my aging memory ....anyway, that improved the fork action no end, even with the too soft springs it came with (the kit was bought as-is on a sale).

It did did really point the finger on the shock, so for next summer (or later in the same summer, again I don´t quite remember ...) the bike had an Öhlins DU505 shock, which is the basic version. After some tweaking of adjusters front and rear, the bike is completely transformed: Stable,composed, totally predictable. Only problem now is ground clearance, but great for giving your boots a more racy appearance :-)       

Ducati has performed another redesign of the Monster. I have to admit, I have not been a fan of the redesign that happened about four years ago. Before the major redesign of the Monster four years ago the Monster still resembled the first Monster.  I was not a fan even though it was a much better motorcycle.  I think Ducati heard from the consumers about the un Monster look of the bike because the 2026 looks more like the original than the one over the past four years. Nice to see the new engine in the Monster as well. No desmo valves and no cam belts! I like the maintenance intervals. What do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/edVxX24bdLY?rel=0

Full onboard. 

I doubt Ducati cares what we think... just sayin'