silencers, which are actually almost too quiet, but have a
nice tone just the same.
After spending hour upon hour hammering around the
Motorsports Ranch track, the only real complaint that I
had was that the street-oriented tires were actually holding the Monster back from lapping even qUicker. This bike
is truly a good set of tires away from being an amazingly
competent trackday bike. It's always fun to be on the
underdog, right?
The thing that impressed me the most about the S2R
1000 is how versatile it really is. We have a Monster S2R
800 here at Cycle News and have been commuting and riding it on the weekends for months, so I'm quite confident
in the S2R 1000's street credentials, despite not getting
the chance to ride it on the road. Not to mention that
we've logged numerous miles on the 1000 DS motor and
are big fans of its versatility, durability and performance.
You can't go wrong with the upright riding position on the
S2R range of bikes. The comfortable seating position, neutral reach to the bars, comfortable placement of the footpegs, and wind-blocking ability of the bikini fairing make
this bike very comfortable in almost any riding conditions.
The Monster S2R 1000 not only makes a great allaround bike for commuting and weekend coffee-shop
runs, but it is also much more than that. It packs some
serious performance, from spirited canyon carving to the
occasional trackday. As a matter of fact, I was quite surprised with how many of Nash's customers showed up to
his trackday Monster-mounted. It just proves one thing
about Ducati motor-cycles, and that's the fact, that they
are performance-oriented motorcycles first and foremost, right down to the Monster range, and this bike is
surely no exception.
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LIST PRICE
$9995
DISPLACEMENT
992cc
ENGINE TYPE
Air-cooled L-twin four-stroke
BORE x STROKE
94 x 71 .5mm
COMPRESSION RATIO
10:1
CARBURETION
EFI wi 45mm throttle bodies
IGNITION
Electronic
TRANSMISSION
Six-speed
STARTING SYSTEM
Electric
FUEL CAPACITY
3.64 gal.
WHEELBASE
5B.4B in.
RAKE/TRAIL
24°/N/A
SEAT HEIGHT
.32 in.
FRONT TIRE
120/70ZRI7
REAR TIRE
I BO/55ZRI7
FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL
5.1 in.
REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL..
5.76 in.
FRONT BRAKE
Dual 320 discs wi twin Brembo
4-piston calipers
REAR BRAKE
245mm disc w/2-piston caliper
FINAL DRIVE
Chain
CLAIMED DRY WEIGHT
391.6 Ibs.
COLORS
Gray wi black stripe, black frame and
wheels; black wi white stripe, black frame, white wheels;
red with white stripe, red frame, white wheels
The S2R 1000 in black with a white stripe
(left) and red with a white stripe (right).
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