The rumor mill is flying. MCN, Motorcycle.com, Moto.it, and Motorclisimo all reporting on the story.
"The Ducati Monster celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, but it looks like year 21 will be just as important, with the introduction of a new model powered by Ducati‘s liquid-cooled Testastretta 1198cc engine. - The engine is likely the 1198cc Testastretta 11° V-Twin engine used in the Diavel, so we should expect about 150hp, depending on how Ducati decides to tune the engine.
But where does this leave the Streetfighter? Well the Streetfighter’s days may be numbered. The 1098cc version isn’t even available in Ducati’s 2013 U.S. lineup despite America being Ducati’s biggest market by sales. According to Ducati’s 2012 sales figures, Monster sales outnumbered Streetfighter sales by nearly a 3.5 to 1 margin."
But multiple people from the peanut gallery have noted that doesn't look big enough to be the 1198 engine. Possibly the 821cc middleweight from the new Hyper then? Or both? If it is the 821 engine, why does this model have a clutch slave, while the current Hyper is mechanical. But can you imagine the 1198 in the Monster frame??? Can you say HOLY FACKING HELL OF A WHEELIE MONSTER????
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