Ducati Monster S2R1000

The Ducati Monster - the original 'naked' motorcycle. Launched to rave reviews in the early 1990s it introduced a new way of motorcycling and has become an icon of Italian design. Today, more than ever, it is the bike of choice for top designers, Hollywood stars and Formula One racing drivers. The Ducati Monster is a 'street fighter' that offers outstanding sport bike performance together with a style that has often been imitated but never equalled.

The Ducati Monster family offers a choice of air or liquid-cooled, 2 and 4 valve Desmo engines. All models boast Superbike-derived Trellis frames, fuel injection and race-worthy braking and suspension systems. Meeting the demands of a new rider as well as the most experienced veteran, there is a Ducati Monster to satisfy everyone

The Ducati Accessories catalogue, which is included with each bike, is bursting with ideas to customise your bike and improve its performance. From beautifully formed carbon fibre parts and accessories machined from solid aluminium, to high performance exhaust systems and hundreds of special components, the Ducati Accessories catalogue has something to make each and every Ducati Monster unique.

Every Ducati Monster is built with quality throughout. Every 2008 Ducati requires maintenance less often and with fewer parts during servicing, dramatically reducing maintenance costs - by as much as 50%*.

The Ducati Monster family welcomes all riders with the easy to own and ride 695. Moving to the larger capacity SR series of Ducati Monsters, the S2R uses 1000cc power and essential design to produce a thrilling road experience. For the ultimate in Ducati Monster performance, the S4R and S4R S, with race-like performance for the street and aggressive SR styling, stand at the leading edge of Ducati Monster technology and design. And now for 2008, a Special Edition Tricolore S4R S makes its debut appearance at the head of the family.

Ducati Monster S2R1000

The S2R 1000 completes the 2008 SR range. For this Monster, Ducati developed an advanced version of the chassis, designed to enhance the sports performance of a truly superb engine.

The main style elements are taken directly from the SR versions, starting from the racing stripe, which has become a hallmark feature of the entire SR Monster family. But in a bike that combines bare essential style with a host of exclusive details, many components have become responsible for the overall aesthetic appeal of the machine. This category inevitably includes the twin vertically stacked silencers that emerge from the right-hand side of the bike and the beautiful single-sided swingarm in an aluminium tubular structure that characterises all SR Monster machines.

Chassis

The S2R 1000 Monster allows the rider to get the most from the power and flexibility of the twin-cylinder two-valve engine thanks also to a chassis designed specifically to maximise rideability and safety. In this context, a series of components have been used on the basic set-up shared by all models in the 'single-sided swingarm' family. With respect to the 800cc version, the 1000 features a more powerful braking system: a pair of 320mm discs on the front, with four-piston calipers and a PSC master cylinder with separate reservoir, and a 245mm disc with two-piston caliper on the rear. The Showa upside-down forks with full adjustment of preload and damping is also tailored for this specific version of the Monster, while the rear monoshock is made by Sachs and is of the same type installed on the 800cc model. Fully adjustable handlebar levers enable a lever-reach to suit all riders.

Engine

The L-Twin engine of the S2R 1000 is the same powerplant used on the SportClassic family. The 95hp dual spark engine is even more flexible and generous in all riding conditions. For this engine the twin exhausts features a specific layout designed to emphasise the already superb torque output readily available from surprisingly low revs. Also, the manual choke of the earlier versions has been replaced by an automatic valve designed to make cold starts even faster, even in the coldest of climates. The air-cooled Desmo engine has been integrated with a series of solutions to keep exhaust emissions to incredibly low levels. Thanks to these new exhaust features, the S2R 1000 has been the first Monster machine to obtain Euro 3 homologation. Another record for an engine that has been widely acclaimed for its characteristics of flexibility and extended power delivery, which adapts effortlessly to all riding styles, mastering the road on unhurried cruises or turning heads with gut-wrenching bursts of acceleration.

Colours

Bodywork / Frame / Wheels
Red white stripe/ Red / Black
Black white stripe/ Matte black / Black