Monster 848R Concept

[Kopfjager]

I know some of you guys still believe in Santa and the tooth fairy, but there is no way you will see a water cooled Monster while the SF is still being manufactured.

[bikepilot]

I'd love a duc version of a SMT with the 848 motor - sort of an 848 powered hyper with a big tank or 848 powered MTS with most of the bodywork lopped off.  For that matter I wouldnt' complain about a 1200cc 4v version of the same 

I think the monster is the best looking bike around and prefer it as an air-cooled machine.  Somehow it looks just right without rads and with finned cylinders.  I wouldn't kick an S4* out of the garage though 

[Duck-Stew]

If I wanted an 848 Monster, I'd pull the fairings off my 848 & re-locate all the electronics to the tail-section.

Put on a single round headlight (WITHOUT the 'Dental Light' bar in the middle)....  And then ride the crap out of it.

I love my 848... 

[live2ride]

If I wanted an 848 Monster, I'd pull the fairings off my 848 & re-locate all the electronics to the tail-section.

Put on a single round headlight (WITHOUT the 'Dental Light' bar in the middle)....  And then ride the crap out of it.

I love my 848... 

well put.  i want an 848. 

i enjoy the simplicity of the air cooled monsters.  if i need more power, well thats what the streetfighter is for.

[671M900]

Upon introduction of the Streefighter, Ducati has specifically said that the streetfighter will be taking over the watercooled naked bike segment of their lineup. I highly doubt they will introduce a watercooled monster, as there would be no need for the SF. The SF has to go before a watercooled Monster will happen.

SF is too high for me and I hate the driving position (and a lot of other details).  I would buy a water-cooled monster tomorrow morning.

You can probably find an S4R by morning.

[duccarlos]

The Monster is the best selling Ducati because it's also the cheapest. If you put a 4v motor in it, the price shoots up. They put a 4v motor on the original Monster to see if there was a market, which there was. They also realizes that they would have 1098 motors available after going to 1198. It was an easy move to actually design a nake bike around the available motor instead of adding a motor to a bike that was not designed to handle it.

[xcaptainxbloodx]

848 monster doesn't make any sense to me. Monsters are the air cooled comfortable do anything blank slate of the ducati family.

848 streetfighter on the other hand makes perfect sense.  throw on cheaper suspension/brakes than the (like the pre evo 848)  and use SF styling/technical aesthetics and price it about a grand less than an evo and consider it sort of the bottem end of the SBK/SF range.

[jsd2]

They may never make it but if they did I would probably buy one.  I don't really like the looks of the Street Fighter so I would prefer the 848 Monster compared to a 848 Street Fighter.  To each there own though. 


Jim

[Slide Panda]

Wow, didn't realize this was such a contentious topic... And for the record, I don't expect to see them make this thing. Nor, in the real world would I buy one. In the real world, I'm fixated on the MTS 1200. But hey, if they made it, and said "Here you go!" - would I take one? Hell yeah

[toudg]

Upon introduction of the Streefighter, Ducati has specifically said that the streetfighter will be taking over the watercooled naked bike segment of their lineup. I highly doubt they will introduce a watercooled monster, as there would be no need for the SF. The SF has to go before a watercooled Monster will happen.

You can probably find an S4R by morning.

Looked at my profile pict ?  Problem is, I won't buy another 2007 S4Rs in 2013.

[671M900]

Your profile pic shows no indication of it being an S4R, S4RS, S2R, 900, 750, etc. You said a watercooled monster, you didn't say which one. 

[Bladecutter]

Well, since we all know Ducati is coming out with a new 4 valve engine family fairly soon, the idea of an 848 Monster or 848 Streetfighter are slim to none. I'm sure they only build enough 848 engines to feed the demand for the 848 SBK, where as they need 1098/1198 engines to feed, what, 4 different bike models now?

But, lets say they offered all 4 bikes with 848 engines (Multi, SBK, SF, and Monster).
Here's my order of WANT if I didn't already own my 848 SBK:

848 Monster
848 SBK
848 SF
848 Multi

The 848 Monster would be way more comfortable for commuting to and from work, and moderate destruction of mountain roads and trackdays. My 848 SBK can be used for commuting, but isn't preferred for it, but can destroy mountain roads with ease, along with the tracks.

I really don't care much for the SF to begin with, but I would rather have one of those than the Multi, which I think is butt ugly, and not the best riding thing in the Ducati lineup. I hate the seating position, I hate the handling, the weight is excessive, but I love the torque, which is pointless for a bike that should be capable of going off road with ease. I prefer my Honda Pacific Coast over a Multistrada by a HUGE margin.

The Hypermotard with knobbies makes a much better dual sport by a huge margin.

But anyway, that's just my opinion of the matter.
I'm actually really glad they won't ever make an 848 Monster, because i would have to buy it, period.

Thank you to the Ducati bean counters who realize that a Ducati 848 is too much of a threat to the rest of the Ducati lineup. You are helping me keep my wallet fuller.   

BC.

[duccarlos]

You know what they say about opinions and assholes...

[Slide Panda]

Carlos has both?

[duccarlos]

That my opinion is the most important and that I'm an asshole.