New Monster!

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by Guzzirider

I'm disappointed. After the Hypermotard I was expecting something special- I think the designers have been restrained from using their imagination by corporate bosses worried that anything too radical compared to the old Monster may have the "999" effect on sales.

The new Bimota DB7 also launched at Milan does give me a trouser tingle though:

Fook, that's nice....!

I also think the new monster is pretty good too, a good update to a classic design to give a more contemporary look with the spirit of the original.

Originally Posted by Guzzirider

The new Bimota DB7 also launched at Milan does give me a trouser tingle though:

i second that trouser tingle!! any info on prices and specs?

so its a 1098 engined beastie! with a 1098 roadbike, and a bigger 1200 for track? i forsee a return to hte WSB stage for Bimota!

damn that is saucy!

[JerryXt]

I like that too - looks like a proper engine in there too

Seriously...that thing rocks!!! I've still got the deposit down on the 848...but this is going to need to be given a wee test run

would love to see that DB7 and the 1098 go at it on a racetrack! it is damn awesome! Eonan, just get them both! its only money!

It looks like the new monster's been forgoten about in this thread and it seems we are foucused on that bim now, is this a conscious effort? is this a statement in itself?

Maybe it means that the new Monster hasn't exactly grabbed us by the bollocks!

Where is the flair, the imagination, the originality?

I like a bike that shocks and stuns when you first see it- does the new Monster do any of that?

i tell what did do that to me...... seeing the SR series monster. now when i first saw that, i knew i had to have one (so i got one). i wish Massimo Tamburini was back with Ducati................

[JerryXt]

that's the same for me - when I saw the Rs, I had to have it.

did they really need to redesign the monster? i mean couldnt a few styling tweeks and new engines have been enough?

the only thing i would want to change on mine is longer tank range......

maybe we should start a poll on the new monster?

why??

Japs/Brits have been trying to copy the styling for a while... Ducati have went an copied an imitation of themselves

long time, no post....
Not bad but how are they ever going to improve on the original classic? All starting to look a bit generic these days but I guess the Monster started it all. And you can put your throw-over panniers in the bin with those cans.
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I like it, I've always liked shotgun exhausts, and why change a classic too drastically for the sake of it. Having been to Fighterama I've got loads of ideas I'd love to do to mine when we have the money, I think it will be a very long term project!

Hi Guys
Well i am not sure, the bike looks ok but it lacks the monster in it for me. I like the fuel tank shape and the grills in the top of the fuel tank but will it effect the distance you can travel on it. Not keen on the light, it looks a bit like an Aprillia. Generally all in all it is a lovely looking bike and I would love to own one but it is just lacking that certain something for me that my old girl has got.

Gully