DUCATI MONSTER 1200 R
FIRST RIDE
P82
DUCATI WANTS THE TITLE OF
WORLD'S BEST SUPER NAKED, AND
THEY'RE PUTTING IT ALL ON RED
WITH THE NEW MONSTER 1200 R.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DUCATI MOTOR
T
he letter R is sacred to Ducati. Should a Ducati come with an
R at the end of its title, you know you're in for something a bit
spesh. Ducati doesn't just throw the R around like dollar bills on a
Saturday night. Panigale R, 1098 R, 996 R, these bikes have earned
their place in the pantheon of special Ducatis.
Until now, the R moniker was limited only to track-ready weapons,
but the super naked class has become full of machines that would wipe
the floor with superbikes from not so long ago, and has spurned the
Bologna boys into creating this, the Ducati Monster 1200 R—the most
powerful naked bike ever to come from Italy's Borgo Panigale region.
MONSTER
MASH
