Those speeds on naked bikes aren't fun... 160 on the speedo is about 150mph actual, and the wind just kills you at those speeds... I used to track my Monster 1200S and anything over 140 was not pleasant. haha The only thing I don't like about the R model is that they didn't offer a quickshifter... The raciest bike in that model range, is the ONLY one that you can't get a factory quickshifter on? Italians are in their own little world... lol
@@SquireSCA Haha, you aren’t joking. I’ve had the R up to 172 mph and it felt like the only thing stopping me from going faster was the wind. Imagine adding a GoPro to the front of your helmet, all the extra wind resistance from the camera. For the past year I’ve been driving in Florida a lot with nothing but straight open roads, so eventually I got really comfortable with the wind. Now the wind doesn’t bother me at all. That’s really funny you mentioned the quick shifter. The R doesn’t come with it and like you mentioned that doesn’t make sense for the R model. There’s an after market quick shifter that works great but I decided to keep the bike fully manual. I like the rawness, simplistic, innate mechanical nature of the Monster R; best cafe racer ever. I’m never selling the Monster R, but I am looking to add a V4S or V4R soon for the Florida street’s and maybe track. I was thinking about going to the track soon just to see how the Monster R does against other sports bikes. I have a feeling I can surprise some people with how quick the Monster is. How was your S on the track? Did the torque pull you out of corners well?
@@MotoGold Always remember to subtract 5-8% from whatever the speedo says... I liked it on track, but smaller tracks like Jennings will be better for it. The lack of aero does hurt it on the bigger tracks with long straights. The power is great for coming off of turns... the ground clearance is a bit limited so be careful on tight turns... The Monsters from that era were a bit more relaxed than the Streetfighters, or even the older Monsters...
@@SquireSCA You’re 100% right on taking off 5 - 10% off the top speed. I wasn’t using a GPS so I have no idea how fast I’ve actually gotten the bike up to. I love my Monster but you’re right, it’s not a track bike. I’m 90% sure I’m going to get a V4S for the track. What are you riding now and did you get rid of your S? Also, I’m curious to know since you had a Monster S, what is your favorite bike of all time?
@@MotoGold I am on my 35th bike now... I think 10 have been Ducati's... Currently on a Streetfighter V2 and my wife has the new Monster+.... My favorite Ducati to ride was my 1198, and then my Panigale 959... The ones I wish I had kept were the 999S Parts Unlimited edition(150 made) and the Nicky Hayden Edition 848... Honestly, if you want a Ducati for track, I would get the Panigale V2... The V4S is so overkill, and it's $10k more than the V2, but it won't give you $10k worth of faster lap times... Unless you just have money to spend, the V2 is the better track weapon... Little lighter, easier to manage, little more agile... And the money you save can go to exhaust, tuning, crash protection, tires and tire warmers, etc...
I regularly drive 170mph on the Autobahn in Germany for longer periods and have no problems at all. Just put your ass in the back of your saddle with your chest as flat as possible on the tank with your helmet right behind your small windshield.
boring ....no turns? speeds in KPH obviously 150kph is about 90 .....still too fast for highway full of cars but not fast fast duhh just boring as holy h
