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.