Monster challenge not so great according to owners....suggestions?

[Rameses]

+1

judging by everyones comments the old one would win hands down.

That was kinda my point.

If they want people to get excited about it, all they have to do is make it look good.

[zooom]

I have nothing against dealers at all but when I heard that this was a contest for dealers to customize a new Monster, you lost me right there. I don't care about timeline, what kind of bike it is, or any of that...it's just not exciting to see dealers bolting on parts or buying paintjobs. I never even saw any of the photos from this competition.

Seeing enthusiasts being creative is where it's at

so you are basically saying that because a dealer is a dealer, they are not enthusiasts?!?!?!

I think that's pretty ignorant! Do you know how much guys who work at a dealer and do these things make? Not alot. They do it for the love of the product. DaveR who owns DucatiSeatle and is a sponsor here is also not just that, but an avid Ducati enthusiast. Same is true my best Ducati dealer here in Donnie Unger at DucPond Motorsports. He raced Ducati's for 20 years and developed a service only non-franchised business working on Ducati's and doing fabrication and customization and now he owns a dealership with his wife. Jeff Nash who owns AMS is an enthusiast. These are just a few examples of where your closed minded statement goes horribly wrong and needs to be rethought.

[dbran1949]

I appreciate the work done on the paint but this contest could have been done with just photos of the skins. When you look through the photos of bikes here on the forum paint isn't the major focus of the mods. And when it is, it is clean and understated. Most Ducati owners let the exhaust (and clutch) speak for the bike not the paint

[flanman]

It wasn't really too much of a contest/ challenge. I was not aware (and still don't know) if there was any sort of prize. Recognition doesn't seem to be valued too much. I think if more time and effort spent on other aspects of it recognition would be a fine reward. To me it just seems like everyone put something together and that was really it. My dealer didn't have a crazy paint scheme which was really nice to see but a lot of small details can't fully be appreciated on line... Even though small details where pretty much not part of this whole challenge.

[herm]

maybe ducati should have tried harder to differentiate between this "challenge" and past monster challenges.
it seem like we were all expecting this one to be equal to the others, which it clearly was not.

also, +11ty billion on the poor advertising/marketing leading up to this "event"

[motogpfan]

The bikes was delivered to most dealers Wednesday, the unveiling was Friday. WTF do you suppose they do? The manager brought me the clutch cover after he got off work so I can get it done, 70 mile round trip on his own time. The dedication was there, the time was not.

[duccarlos]

Also notice the original list of dealers vs the ones that actually presented a bike. I know of at least 2 dealers that did not make the date, or didn't even try. In the end, the dealers did all they could not only to promote a bike that has been widely trashed by this community with some very strict limitations from DNA. With that said, maybe some should have rethought the paint.

[motogpfan]

I still maintain a blacked out version would have won.

[fasterblkduc]

so you are basically saying that because a dealer is a dealer, they are not enthusiasts?!?!?!

I think that's pretty ignorant! Do you know how much guys who work at a dealer and do these things make? Not alot. They do it for the love of the product. DaveR who owns DucatiSeatle and is a sponsor here is also not just that, but an avid Ducati enthusiast. Same is true my best Ducati dealer here in Donnie Unger at DucPond Motorsports. He raced Ducati's for 20 years and developed a service only non-franchised business working on Ducati's and doing fabrication and customization and now he owns a dealership with his wife. Jeff Nash who owns AMS is an enthusiast. These are just a few examples of where your closed minded statement goes horribly wrong and needs to be rethought.

This is exactly why I try to keep my opinions to myself on the internet. Some jackass comes along and says that others' opinions are ignorant. This thread is asking for opinions which I gave. I never said that dealers can't be enthusiasts. I was trying to state my opinion of why a dealer contest is not that exciting to me. Dealers have resources that are way above and beyond what a typical motorcycle owner has. Therefore it's much more impressive and exciting to me to see bikes modified by people without the shop, tools, technicians, and $$ at the ready. I'm very happy that all of the above people mentioned are dealers and enthusiasts at the same time.

I'm not sure where the personal attack came from but maybe in the future I should check with you first before embarrassing myself with my "ignorant" opinions?    

[motogpfan]

I agree ignorant is a little strong, it was an asked opinion.

[Grampa]

I still maintain a blacked out version would have won.

mmmmmm dark 

[duccarlos]

My opinion is that all people that don't agree with me are ignorant. I also think that the only way to redeem the whole "paint" thing would be if DNA would gift me whichever bike I think should be the winner.

[motogpfan]

mmmmmm dark 

dark meat

[motogpfan]

My opinion is that all people that don't agree with me are ignorant. I also think that the only way to redeem the whole "paint" thing would be if DNA would blow me.

fixed

[duccarlos]

I would rather get the bike.