DUCATIMonster 696 2009 - 2010

　　In 2009, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Ducati Monster 696, a standard or naked motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 2008 through 2014. The bike was part of the Monster family that debuted in 1993, comprising models with different displacement engines and similar appearances.

　　The original Monster was cheap, easy to build, and remained like that during production. Since its release in 1993, Ducati has sold over 200,000 Monster models, which at one point, amounted to 60 percent of Ducati's production.

　　The 2009 Ducati Monster 696 came with standard features, such as a tubular steel Trellis frame, a round headlight, a digital instrument cluster, a one-piece dual seat, a high-mounted exhaust system, and blacked-out three-spoke aluminum wheels.

　　The bike's frame was fitted with a 43 mm upside-down Showa telescopic fork with 120 mm wheel travel on the front and a rebound and preload-adjustable Sachs shock absorber on the rear, delivering excellent handling.

　　In the braking department, the bike packed two 320 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 245 mm disc with a dual-piston caliper on the rear wheel, offering decent stopping power.

　　The 2009 Ducati Monster 696 had its soul brought to life by a 696cc four-stroke air-cooled V-twin engine with a fuel injection system feeding the pistons, delivering an output power of 80 hp at 9,000 rpm and 89 Nm (66 lb-ft) torque at 7,750 rpm.