Monster 1100 Evo review
Quarter of a million Monsters and eighteen years later, Ducati’s sub-brand is still going strong. They've just launched their new 1100 Evo and we've ridden the new £8995 model around the roads of Mount Etna in Sicily.
Quarter of a million Monsters and eighteen years later, Ducati’s sub-brand is still going strong. They've just launched their new 1100 Evo and we've ridden the new £8995 model around the roads of Mount Etna in Sicily.
It’s no coincidence that the Ducati factory chose this location. Endless second and third gear switchbacks really suited the strong mid-range power of this new, biggest and most powerful two-valve motor, to date. The 1079cc capacity is formed by way of the 98mm bore and 71.5mm stroke. A fairly giddy 11.3:1 compression ratio, 5mm more inlet valve lift and re-worked inlet port throats mean that this latest variant on the thirty year-old basic design now punts out a claimed 100bhp and 105Nm of torque. Thanks to massively improved tolerances and production methods service intervals are now at 7,500 miles.
Quarter of a million Monsters and eighteen years later, Ducati’s sub-brand is still going strong. They've just launched their new 1100 Evo and we've ridden the new £8995 model around the roads of Mount Etna in Sicily.
It’s no coincidence that the Ducati factory chose this location. Endless second and third gear switchbacks really suited the strong mid-range power of this new, biggest and most powerful two-valve motor, to date. The 1079cc capacity is formed by way of the 98mm bore and 71.5mm stroke. A fairly giddy 11.3:1 compression ratio, 5mm more inlet valve lift and re-worked inlet port throats mean that this latest variant on the thirty year-old basic design now punts out a claimed 100bhp and 105Nm of torque. Thanks to massively improved tolerances and production methods service intervals are now at 7,500 miles.
