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When Ducati launched the the first-generation Monster
bikes - the M900 in 1993, the M600 in 1994, and the M750 in 1995 - it
paved way to a new line of naked street fighters that was to become a
Ducati staple in the coming years.
The Monster was
designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi, who built the bike at the behest of
Massimo Bordi. He once said that this bike was what Marlon Brando would
have ridden in The Wild One, had he been able to get one.
The
Ducati Monster then paved the way for this particular bike, the Monster
S4R, which made its debut in 2001 packing a 916 cc liquid-cooled DOHC
Desmo V-twin engine with a six-speed transmission, semi-floating Brembo
disc brakes, light wheels, and Showa inverted forks.
This
particular bike is the actual test mule in which the 916 motor was
fitted, when the project was being developed. It’s extremely rare for a
developmental bike to come to market, especially one with such an
obviously low set of matching numbers.
At the 2012 RM
Auctions in Monaco, the bike was sold at a price of €2,340, which is
about $2,900 based on current exchange rates.
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