Ducati Hypermotard Concept Bike and 130bhp Monster
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Image Gallery ( 29 images )After having transferred the Desmoquattro engine of the 996 onto a naked machine, the Italian company set about making the most difficult and daring transplant, leading to the installation of a twin cylinder Testastretta series powerplant in the classic Monster trellis frame.
Alongside the classic Monster machines, which have achieved record sales and long occupied the position of the most envied, the most admired, and - of course - the most widely imitated bikes, for 2006 Ducati is extending its range still further, focusing on the SR series, better known to the biking community as the “single-sided swingarm” family, distinguished by an aggressive, captivating and exclusive appearance.
For the new season Ducati is offering an all out machine, an authentic superbike with the fairings removed, while maintaining the unparallel power and grunt of the desmodromic "testastretta" powerplant.
This new gem comes with a brand new nametag: the Monster S4RS is destined to become the new benchmark in this segment.
The appearance is that of a breathtaking special machine, hither to only present in the realm of fantasy: the Monster S4RS Testastretta is now an alluring reality that breathes sheer force of personality in every tiny detail. The headlight shell, the dual vertically stacked silencers and the classic racing stripe (in this case wider and in a central rather than lateral position) that characterises all the naked bikes in the "single-sided swingarm" family, is now enhanced by several pure racing features that can hardly be missed and that serve to exalt the raw thoroughbred looks of this fantastic machine.
The S4RS is characterised by a red frame and black-painted swingarm, by the evolved front end, derived from the 999 series, and also by the Y spoke wheels that underscore the concept of the quintessential stripped Superbike. There are many more details taken directly from the Ducati race division that may go unnoticed on a bike with fairings while they're right in the spotlight on this Monster street fighter.
Consider, for example, the triangular oil cooler and the large number of carbon fibre parts, including the silencers cover, the front mudguard, the timing belt covers and the exhaust pipe heat shield. There are also numerous apparently secondary components, such as the cooling circuit ducts, now forged in aluminium rather than moulded in rubber, bearing witness to the rigour of the design project and the painstaking attention to the tiniest detail.
Two attention-grabbing vertically stacked silencers, manufactured by Termignoni in aluminium fibre, complete the overall super-aggressive and beautiful styling, with a hard-hitting statement of performance, technology, and exclusiveness.
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