Ducati Monster 797 – first driving impressions
Naked bike for beginners
MOTORRAD test editor Jens Moller-Tollner rode the new Ducati Monster 797 in Nice. With us you can read his driving impressions in advance, the driving report will be in MOTORRAD 8/2017, from March 31st at the kiosk.
The old people still know: As the first D.ucati Monster, the M900, was unleashed on the streets in 1993, an air-cooled motor tinkered in its center. For a long time, it was the standard in different displacement versions. And yet had to take his hat off not so long ago, in terms of performance there was no more flower pot to be won with him.
But that’s not always the point, as Ducati had to learn for itself. As soon as the air-cooled L-Twin disappeared from the Monster series, the calls for it got louder and louder. Finally, the Scrambler models from the same company show that air cooling and Euro 4 can definitely be combined.
Ducati Monster 797 for beginners
Ducati therefore remembered the old modular principle, which has always distinguished the Monster series, and just presented the Ducati Monster 797 – with the wind-cooled drive of the Scrambler series. Purists will breathe a sigh of relief and to some extent they are right, because with the Monster 797 Ducati has created a lively country road sweeper. The 73 horsepower of his air-cooled heart may not be made to break lap records, but beginners will more than delight them. And that’s exactly what the Ducati Monster 797 has in its sights.
As a convincing argument, the drive introduces posh manners, from responsiveness to the strong torque hill in the middle of the speed. The engine then collects all 73 horses at 8,250 rpm.
In addition, the Ducati Monster 797 got a very decent chassis on the way. A 43 mm upside-down fork from Kayaba works at the front, while a Sachs shock absorber is used at the rear, which can be adjusted to personal preferences in terms of spring preload and rebound. Fork and damper do their job very well, combine great driving stability with good handling. And if things should get tight, Brembo’s M32 monoblocks at the front ensure short stopping distances.
The good equipment doesn’t stop at the tires either: once brought up to temperature, Pirelli’s Diablo Rosso II skilfully play along in the thicket of corners. They only allow room for improvement when braking when cornering.
Overall, the Bolognese have put together a round package with the Ducati Monster 797, which is available from 8,990 euros
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