Ducati Monster 797 shines through despite washout - MOTOR GERR

As it seems, Ducati created the correct decision to allow us to call at the dry for a short blast on the Monster 797 last night as our regular riding day has been one thing of a washout. I’m thus glad they did as whereas wet weather riding tells you the Monster features a pretty throttle response and lacks a lot of within the means of rain protection, riding it on the dry and tortuous roads within the south of France yesterday allowed its true Monster spirit to shine through.

According to Ducati, this Monster is ‘more Monster than the other Monster’, by that they mean not solely will the 797 have Associate in Nursing cool engine, it's conjointly lighter and additional stripped some time past any of this cool bikes like the 821 or 1200 vary. Has this benefitted the 797? i might say it's.

As well as wanting like Associate in Nursing authentic Monster (the 797 has some pretty styling touches like the old-school Monster tank clip, incurvate tank and sharp tail unit) the 797 responds like one. Handling has perpetually been Associate in Nursing integral a part of the Monster’s heritage and therefore the 797 doesn’t let the facet down. The suspension is kind of firm, however i prefer this truth as I’ve perpetually viewed the Monster in concert of the bikes whose colorful handling surprises instead of disappoints.

Down a tortuous (and it's to be same sleek and dry) road the 797 displayed stacks of gracefulness, helped not solely by its light-weight 193kg wet weight however conjointly the actual fact the wide bars enable you to boss it around. The cool Desmo-due engine, that is that the same because the Scrambler’s motor, sounds and looks like a Monster and though with simply 74bhp it’s not that fierce, V-twins area unit regarding their mid-range drive and therefore the 797 has over enough of this.

In fact, 80% of its maximum torque is delivered by just 3500rpm. It’s a fun, engaging and authentic motor that fans of the Monster will really appreciate. At the end of the day, Monsters have always been about the simple pleasures in life – a set of bars, two wheels, air-cooled motor and minimal fuss as the M900’s designer Miguel Galluzzi always said. And that’s what the Monster 797 delivers.

It has no traction control, no variable power modes, no anti-wheelie and only ABS because Euro4 says it has to. It’s pleasingly old-school not only in its styling, but also its outlook in life yet still handles like a modern bike. My only slight question is the fact its £7895 price tag puts it in the premium end of the middleweight market, although Ducati has justified this by giving it Brembo radial monoblock brakes, inverted forks and an overall feeling of real quality that some of its rivals lack.

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