P20
IN
THE
WIND
MONSTER
1200 SHOWN
AT EICMA
Ducati CEO
Claudio
Domenicali
showed off
the newest
Monster on
Monday at the
EICMA Show in
Milan, Italy.
D
ucati held its annual press
conference at the EICMA
Show in Milan, Italy on Monday,
November 4 with CEO Claudio
Domenicali showing off the newest in the Monster line – the 2014
Monster 1200 and 1200 S.
Powered by the Superbike-derived 1198 Testastretta 11° DS engine set-up for mid-range power
delivery and rideability, the new
Monster gets a brand new chassis and design and all of Ducati's
latest technology.
There's also an S version of the
2014 Monster 1200 – a bike that
boasts 145 horsepower and 92
foot pounds of torque and tipping
the scales at 401 pounds dry.
The bike gets high-spec
brakes, suspension, a single-
sided swingarm and lightweight
wheels. The Monster also has
adjustable seat height, eightlevel traction control, three-level
ABS and three-level Ride-byWire – all controlled via Ducati's
push-button Riding Modes.
While the Monster 1200
comes in Ducati red with a red
frame and black wheels, the
Monster 1200 S comes in Ducati
red with a red frame and glossy
black wheels; or the second
option of white with a bronzecolored frame and glossy black
wheels.
JORDAN, NATIONAL GUARD
OUT OF AMA RACING
A
fter 10 years in the AMA paddock, Michael Jordan Motorsports will not be fielding a team
in the AMA Pro Road Racing Series in 2014 as the basketball legend's racing personnel now look
to turn their attention to fielding a
team in either the World Superbike Championship or MotoGP
World Championship.
"Michael Jordan Motorsports
will not be participating in AMA
competition any longer," said
Kreig Robinson, Michael Jordan
Motorsports vice president of
corporate relations, last week.
Robinson also confirmed that
National Guard will no longer be
a title sponsor of the AMA Superbike class.
Robinson went on to explain
why.
"There are a few reasons,"
Robinson said. "For one, the
National Guard sponsorship is
not complete. They will not be
renewing with us or AMA Pro [as
title sponsor for the AMA Superbike Championship]. As it relates
to Michael Jordan Motorsports,
we are five years past the participation date in AMA Pro. We were
looking at other international
