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Used Review: Ducati Monster S4 & S4R
By Bertie Simmonds on 08/04/2008 21:11:47
Like the original but on steroids, the Monster S4 grasped bare-biking from Bologna by the bars and took it into the new millennium. But are there any bugs? Used-bike fact hound Bertie Simmonds finds out.
Ducati's evergreen favourite, the Monster had been around for seven years when - in Y2K - the S4 was launched.This was a much-needed shot in the arm for the Monster family, which by this time had been overtaken by the opposition, such as the TL1000S
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First Ride: 2003 Ducati Monster S4R
By Ben Cope on 14/09/2010 11:57:19
With 130,000 sold since 1993, the Monster has been (ahem) a monster success for Ducati. Now here's the sportiest version ever - the S4R
Click to read: Ducati Monster S4R owners reviews, Ducati Monster S4R specs and to see the Ducati Monster S4R image gallery.For me at least, the name Monster has always been a bit of a misnomer, but now I can get a bit fired up about riding a Monster
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Town & Country Club: Aprilia Tuono V Ducati Monster S4
By Warren Pole on 19/05/2003 11:51:41
Want pose without a Harley? Want performance without pain? With the cosmopolitan cool of a night at the opera alongside the open road potential of your average sportsbike, Ducati's Monster S4 and Aprilia's Tuono could be just what you need...
are no pretty sight in the raw. Aprilia have done a good job making the best of it, but still, the Tuono still ain't winning any beauty pageants.Continue the Aprilia Tuono V Ducati Monster S4 test
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Living with a 2001 Ducati Monster S4
By Simon Hammerson on 26/04/2002 15:37:03
We're struggling to figure out who Simon Hammerson is, but he seems like a reasonable chap. Did he ever work for TWO? Who knows.
November 2001New to the fleet, the S4 raised a few eyebrows among the chaps - the expectation was something more race-rep. But I'm no longer obsessed by sportsbikes and don't feel the need to be uncomfortable all the time in the pursuit of a bit
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Niall's Spin: Ducati Monster S4R
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/09/2010 12:22:21
The Ducati Monster maybe a absolute blast but takes a real man to tame this one...
Click to read: Ducati Monster S4R owners reviews, Ducati Monster S4R specs and to see the Ducati Monster S4R image gallery.MONSTER MONSTER! AN unfaired bike with a real 110 rear-wheel bhp is an absolute blast. The 996cc engine lays down plenty
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First Ride: Ducati Monster S4Rs Testastretta
By Grant Leonard on 05/08/2008 22:17:03
The latest incarnation of the Monster gets a 999 130bhp engine and a chassis to match any superbike. Wide bars, wide attitude, wide grin.
, this 31-year-old project manager of the latest and largest iteration of Ducati Monster, the S4Rs Testastretta. Giulio was explaining why it came to be. "The only original part from the first Monster is the seat cover," he was saying.It may be true, but we
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New Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta for '07
By Visordown News on 04/09/2006 17:49:31
Ducati announce another big cc Monster variant
Ducati have unveiled their new 07 model-year hot Monster " the S4R Testastretta. The new Mosnter range-topper features the 130bhp 'narrow-head' low-sump L-twin, fully adjustable USD Showa forks with radially mounted Brembo callipers and Sachs piggy
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First Ride: 2006 Ducati Monster S2R 1000
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 21:58:29
If the prospect of a liquid-cooled S4Rs Monster goes against all you stand for, how about trying a 1000cc air-cooled one on for size?
Click to read: Ducati Monster S2R 1000 owners reviews, Ducati Monster S2R 1000 specs and to see the Ducati Monster S2R 1000 image gallery.EVERY TIME I ride a Monster I'm reminded that I'm not the right shape to fit one comfortably. The pegs feel
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A real Monster of a bike
By Robin Goodwin on 13/06/2012 11:24:07
Possibly the ugliest bike of all time
The bike above was once a Ducati Monster S4. It was restyled by Italian custom builder Ferruccio Codutti who took a year crafting the look out for aluminium for one of his customers.Ignoring the grotesque nose, Codutti's work is impressive
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Unchanged Melodies
By Jon Urry on 15/01/2009 10:54:11
Once upon a time they built unassuming bikes that were so good from the word ‘go’ that they didn’t change once during their production run
test. Together Kawasaki’s ZZR600, Yamaha’s Thundercat, Ducati’s 900 Monster and Suzuki’s Bandit 1200 have pooled over 20 years of virtually unchanged glory. Which makes them fantastic secondhand buys. No matter what your budget is, one of these bikes
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