Ducati Monster 30° Anniversario Special Edition Unveiled
ItalianmotorcyclemanufacturerDucatihasrevealedthelimited-runMonster30°Anniversario.TheDucatiMonster30°Anniversariocelebrates30yearsoftheMonsterlineup.
ThespecialeditioncelebratoryDucatiMonster30°Anniversarioislimitedto500unitsworldwide.TheunveilingoftheDucatiMonster30°AnniversarioisthefirstofsixrevealsthattheItalianfirmwillbedoingtillthe7thofNovember.
DucaticlaimsthattheMonster30°Anniversarioisthelightestmotorcycle(184kg)tobeartheMonsternamesinceitwasfirstusedin1993.TheMonsternamewasfirstusedontheM900Monsterwhichwaspoweredbya904ccV-twinengine.
ThenewMonster30°Anniversario,ontheotherhand,ispoweredbythe937cc8-valve,Testastretta90-degreeV-twinthatpushesout109.5bhpat9,250rpmand93Nmofpeaktorqueat6,500rpm.
Thefuel-injectedengineispairedwitha6-speedgearboxwithstraight-cutgearsandaquickshifterforbothupanddownshifts.HelpingtheV-twinsingitstunesisaroad-legalTermignonislip-onexhaustsystem.
TheDucatiMonster30°Anniversariosportsanaluminium-alloyfrontframesuspendedonafullyadjustableOhlinsNIX30,43mmUSDfrontforkandafullyadjustablemonoshockattherearwithprogressivelinkageandadouble-sidedaluminiumswingarm.
BrakingdutiesontheMonster30°Anniversarioarehandledbydual320mmfloatingaluminiumdiscsatthefrontthatareclampeddownbyradiallymountedBremboStylemamonobloc4-pistoncallipers.Therearwheelisstoppedbya245mmreardiscwithBrembo2-pistonfloatingcallipers.
Therimsare17-inchforgedaluminiumalloyunitsthatarepaintedgolden.ThelightweightalloyscomewrappedwithPirelliDiabloRossoIVtyres-120/70(front)and180/55(rear).
Allthesesuspension,brakesandwheelscomponentshavehelpedtheMonster30°Anniversarioshedthekilos.Aidingintheweight-sheddingquest,thelimited-runMonstersportscarbon-fibremudguardsandalithium-ionbatterypack.
Wherethelimited-runbikeseparatesitselffromotherMonstersisitsTricolour30thAnniversaryliverywhichthefirmclaimsisinspiredbysportyMonstersfromthepast.ThestylingisenhancedbythegoldfrontOhlinsforksandthegoldaluminiumrims.
Otherchangesincludetheembroidered30-yearlogoontheseatofthelimited-runmodelandabespokeanimationforthe4.3-inchTFTdisplay.FinallytoensurethatownersknowjusthowspecialtheDucatiMonster30°Anniversariois,thelimited-runbikesportsaplateetchedwiththeproductionnumber(xof500)thatisfixedonthetopyoke.
TheDucatiMonster30°Anniversarioisalimited-runmotorcyclethathonoursthe30yearsoftheMonsterfamily,whichhasseen35bikesrolloutofthefirm'sBolognafacility.Withitslimitednumbers,weightsheddingandbespokepaintjob,theDucatiMonster30°Anniversarioissuretohavesoldoutbynow.
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