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admin

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Ducati 696 Monster (2008-current)

The new 696 Monster is Ducati’s most important bike, this is the bike that brings in the money and the sales, and thankfully it seems Ducati have got it spot on with the all new Monster. Thankfully they’ve not played around with the styling too much, and just improved the old bike as a package, in terms of engine performance...

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  • Posted 6 years ago (16 May 2008 15:37)

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SBarron

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SBarron says:

dont agree with BHP

The 695 has higher bhp of 73 yet the 696 which is meant to be more powerful is 67.5? Is this right?

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  • Posted 6 years ago (17 May 2008 23:38)
wjlonien

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wjlonien says:

BHP

Must be an error. Here in Germany it has 74HP, which fits nicely in our 78HP insurance class (read: cheap). The real power should be anything up to 80 (so says Ducati).

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  • Posted 5 years ago (05 June 2008 11:32)
djjonnibgood

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djjonnibgood says:

BHP

Maybe its an at the wheel figure as opposed to a crank shaft figure???

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  • Posted 5 years ago (24 June 2008 18:49)
ducatiman69995

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ducatiman69995 says:

696

had 15 bikes from harley fat boys to ducati 748 but this is best bike i have had for handling and value great bike

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  • Posted 5 years ago (03 July 2008 07:11)
OnPole

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OnPole says:

Monster 696

Just had a go on one of these at the weekend. I ride an 06 R6 so was expecting it to be slow, rough and wobbly! COULDN'T be more wrong. This bike is an absolute HOOT! Fast (up to 90), light, handles brilliantly and sounds the dogs twitchers! If you want a bike for hammering round the twisty's - this is the one! Oh and 67bhp - my a$$!

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  • Posted 5 years ago (22 September 2008 09:10)
AcadianaAggie

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AcadianaAggie says:

80 HP in the U.S.

Per http://www.ducati.com/bikes/monster/696/tech_spec.do it has 80 HP or 58.8kW in the U.S. making a fast bike by all measures considering its weight of 355 LB or 161 kg. It is a relatively simple exotic bike for the U.S. in the land of Harleys and Jap crotch rockets. The MSRP of $8995 in the U.S. is a bargain by U.S. standards. The size should make it a very good urban machine which is 90% of riding here. The limiting factor here is the limited dealers in the U.S. As an example the closest dealer here in Lafayette, Louisiana is New Orleans, Louisiana. While on the other hand there are Harley, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha dealers everywhere. Exotic motorcycles and cars are not real common in the U.S. outside of major cities. That is a built in problem for service.

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  • Posted 3 years ago (30 May 2010 19:14)

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