Watch the 2011 Ducati Monster 796 Video and see us rip around at the controls of this $9995 street bike. Ducati’s lightweight 796 completely enamored us during our 2011 Ducati Monster 796 First Ride review from Italy. Was it the fact that we were riding the bike on the Italian marque’s home turf…

MotoUSA unwraps Ducati's new Monster 1100EVO on the streets of Southern California in the 2012 Ducati Monster 1100 EVO - First Ride Video . The first time I laid my eyes on a Ducati Monster I was still in high school and immediately fell in love with the stripped down, no-nonsense design. The naked trellis…

…underneath. Ducati spawned the naked sportbike genre with the Monster when they introduced the stripped down Monster at the 1992 Cologne Motor Show and it entered production the following year. The machine known as the M900 has gone on to become the most successful line of bike Ducati has ever offered…

The Ducati Monster 696 impressed all our testers in appearance and performance. See the video of how the Ducati Monster 696 stacked-up in our comparison. The Ducatisti don’t need to be told how great the Monster lineup is, but the Monster 696 blew the other bikes away in our shootout when it came…

…Ducati. Ducati Monster 1100: Absolute Monster The arrival of the new 1100 and 1100 S now increases the size of the Monster family, a family that redefines the naked motorcycle and stakes its claim as the new icon of Italian excellence. The 'less-is-more' philosophy behind all Monsters underlines Ducati's…

" Weighing in at 404 pounds full of fuel, Ducati's Monster 696 is exceptionally agile. Whether you're new to motorcycling or to the Ducati brand, there is no better way to get into either than with its Monster 696. From the look, feel, and sound of its air-cooled 696cc L-Twin engine cradled in the company's…

…naked street category that can perform nearly as well as the S2R, there really aren't any that offer the same kind of aesthetic appeal as Ducati's Monster line. Ducati proudly carries the torch as the pseudo-inventor of the niche and that six-letter label carries a lot of weight in the industry. That's…

" The wait for the much anticipated Ducati Classics is over. Soon, if you're lucky, you may see one of these retro Ducati beauties carving up road near you. Time Machines Ducati's new SportsClassics have been a long time coming, but for the most part it's entirely deliberate. The inspiration for these…

…, restoring or simply living with this special breed of Ducati motorcycles introduced in 1979. This guide specifically covers the 500/600/650SL, 750 F1, 750 Sport, 750SS, 900SS, Monster , along with other post '79 two-valve belt-drive Ducatis. The book includes key components and model specifications…

…suspension performance are on par. Taking a look at the Super Duke's chassis geometry gives a clue as to why it performs similar to the track-friendly Ducati Monster S4R. Its steering head angle of 23.9 degrees is just 0.1-degree sharper than S4R, while its 101mm of trail is only 5mm more. And in wheelbase terms…