2006 Ducati Monster S2R 1000 reviews

• Monster S2R is an agile beast (Motoring.co.za)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2006 Ducati Monster S2R 1000

  My Ducati Monster S2R 1000 had a mountain to climb. When I was introduced to it I was tired, cold and saddle-sore; I had been through a grim 145km ride on a borrowed sports bike to pick it up.
  
  My instinct was to thrash it, hate it and return it. It is a Monster, after all; the latest in a line that has been around for yonks, and its engine is familiar from the Multistrada and Super Sport families.

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• Ducati's naked Monster ain't shy (Motoring.co.za)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2006 Ducati Monster S2R 1000

  Despite its name, Ducati's Monster isn't a mean-spirited beast that will bite you at the slightest provocation.
  
  Except for having some much-appreciated teeth in the engine department, the Monster S2R is an unintimidating, easy-to-ride bike with unusual retro styling that makes it stand out in the breakfast run pack.
  The one-litre bike (actually 992cc) is the latest addition to the Monster range of naked street bikes which includes a 620cc, an 800cc S2R, a 996cc S4R and the 998cc S4RS, though it's been around since 2004.
  

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