| | | | First Look: Ducati Monster 698 2008 |  Written: 07/11/2007 : 10:25. Read 14761 times (76/day). | | The integrality of this filed article is for Premium Members. | So what? One more Monster?
The new Ducati Monster 696 is intended to be the next generation naked.
What's new? YOU can easily change the bike colors !!! (and as usuall, weight reduction and engine improvments...)
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With a fuel tank form created with ingenious removable outer skins that enable quick and easy colour swaps, changing the personality of your Monster has never been easier. The quickly removable rear seat cover makes it even easier to completely colour coordinate and, when removed, reveals a place for your favourite passenger.
The 696 ergonomics have been improved with subtle changes to the riding position. A shorter reach to the bars and a slightly lower, more forward footpeg position, together with the lowest seat height of any Ducati and a reduction in weight, empowers any rider to become the master of this Monster.
The chassis of the new Monster is made up of a new Hybrid Trellis frame with larger diameter tubes directly inspired by the 2007 World MotoGP title-winning Desmosedici GP7 machine. To this is attached a rear aluminium sub-frame.
The front brake system is made from two 320mm discs and four-piston radial calipers.
The instrumentation is now totally digital.
The new exhaust system stands out for its re-routed downpipes that now give the underside of the Monster a cleaner appearance and terminate with twin, bold Ducati-style mufflers.
The headlamp unit is characterized by a new triple arc main beam, while the rear light uses modern LED technology.
In line with the latest-generation Ducatis, the new Monster 696 has undergone a weight reduction of 5kg from the previous model and now becomes the lightest bike in its category (359lbs – 163 Kg).
ENGINE
The engine of the new 696 is an evolution of the previous 695 version measuring 696cc:
Power output gets a 9% boost to 80hp (59kW) and an 11% increase in torque to 50.6 lb-ft.
This new engine continues to have the best horsepower per litre ratio of all Ducati’s air-cooled units.
This increase in power has been achieved by the introduction of new cylinder heads, which are now similar to the ones on the 1100 2V engine fitted to the Multistrada and Hypermotard. Bore and stroke remain identical to the previous 695 model at 88 x 57.2 mm, but the pistons and combustion chamber have been ...
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