DUCATIMonster S4R Testastretta 2008 - 2009

　　In 2008, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer released the Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta, a naked motorcycle that packed the same engine as the S4RS Testastretta. The bike was part of the Monster family that, in 2005, accounted for more than half of Ducati's worldwide production.

　　The first Monster machine was the M900, released in 1993, designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi, and sold in Bologna, Italy. Over the years, the Monster range comprised numerous machines with different engine displacements, designations, and similar appearances.

　　The bike was similar to other Monsters in the appearance department, with the same round headlight, a micro front fairing with a small windscreen, a dual exhaust system, and cast aluminum wheels. The 2008 Ducati Monster was available in two color schemes, Titanium with a central black stripe and traditional Ducati Red with a central white stripe.

　　The 2008 Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta had its heartbeat set by a 998 cc four-stroke liquid-cooled V-twin engine with a fuel injection system feeding the pistons, boasting 130 hp with a peak at 9,500 rpm and 104 Nm (77 lb-ft) torque at 7,500 rpm.

　　The engine's power was handled by a six-speed manual transmission with a hydraulically controlled dry multi-plate clutch, spinning the rear wheel through a final chain drive, pushing the bike to 247 kph (153 mph).

　　The Italian engineers fitted the wheels with two 320 mm discs and four-piston calipers on the front and a 245 mm disc with a dual-piston caliper on the rear to stop the machine from such a speed.