New Ducati Monster Senna Edition: 10 Things You Need To Know!

Welcome back everybody to another Motobot video and this week Ducati announced a new special edition of their Monster naked bike to celebrate one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time who also happened to be one of the first Monster customers for the Monster 900 when it was first released. So in this video we'll go through the 10 key things that you need to know about this fantastic looking bike. Now this special Senna edition of the Monster will be on a limited run of course and they say there's just 341 units that are going to be produced. But thing is they haven't just plucked a random number out of the air. Because the 3 they say references the number of world titles that Ayrton Senna won and also the 41 represents the 41 career race wins. But the big difference with this particular limited edition versus the standard Monster is of course the paint job which has taken direct inspiration. With both the colour scheme and the graphical treatment from his famous race helmet. So of course you've got the yellow base coat with the splashes of green and blue and also you've got a colour match fly screen, a belly pan and a single seat cover. They've even managed to theme the cover on the sports seat in the same blue and as for the details well there's a Senna logo on the side of the tank there. There's some on the tail section too and then a small one on the fly screen and one on the seat as well. Finally the quote racing is in my blood is across the back of the tank and overall for me I think it's very nice. Definitely one that will stand out from the crowd. But thing is it's not just all style over substance because they've actually managed to achieve some fairly decent weight savings with this bike as well. You see at the moment there are currently 3 bikes in the Monster line up so you've got the standard Monster, the Monster Plus which gets a few accessories and then also the Monster SP which gets the absolute works thrown at it including top notch Ohlin suspension and Brembo brakes. So this Senna edition cuts 4kg off the standard bike and the Monster Plus but also 2kg off the SP edition and that gives it an unfuelled kerb weight of 175kg with a 14 litre tank I guess when it's fully fuelled up that means it'll be around the 190kg mark. Now part of those savings versus the standard bike are because of some of the same features as the SP model so the Termignoni silencer, the lithium ion battery and the carbon front and rear mudguards. But also specifically for this bike you get a set of forged aluminium wheels and these alone give you a further 1.86kg off that total weight. The thing is though with lighter wheels they're both rotating mass and unsprung mass and so they'll have a greater effect on the handling of the bike than if you remove the equivalent weight from the main body. And so with this particular Senna model you can expect slightly better suspension performance and also slightly quicker changes in speed and direction. Now not only that but I would say forged aluminium wheels have a certain quality look to them that help to elevate the finish of the whole bike and they've also colour matched it with the little tags on the rim there with the yellow, green and blue. Now elsewhere on the bike we've got the same engine as the other Monsters so it's Ducati's And so for peak power we've got a fairly competitive 111hp at 9,250rpm and also it's pretty punchy on the torque front at 93.5Nm at 6,500rpm so plenty of midrange and this is plenty quick enough this bike certainly for road riding which is where I tested out the Monster SP last year. As part of this Senna package though like I say you do get the Termignoni silencer and while it doesn't necessarily add a great deal in terms of performance it has to be said it does elevate the look a little bit I like the little carbon finishes on the end there and also for the Senna model they've given it a little yellow stripe as well to tie in with the rest of the bike. From a sound perspective though well it does add a little more depth but I think they're fairly limited on what they can do just because it's homologated so it's got to be reasonable in terms of volume levels for them to be able to still sell it. Anyway like I say rode the Monster SP last year got some good sound clips so here's a little sample. So yeah it's not exactly a thunderous sound and there are two comments on that video and neither of them are particularly complimentary. On to the suspension though and it does get absolutely top draw stuff so same as the SP you've got an Ohlins NIX30 upside down fully adjustable fork up front and then also a fully adjustable shock from Ohlins as well at the rear and so I'd absolutely be expecting the same top-notch ride quality from this Senna model as well. One difference versus the standard Monster though with the SP version and this version is that it does get a slightly longer shock and that gets the bike up on its nose and quickens up the handling because that affects the geometry slightly as well but the only downside is it does jack the seat height up so both the SP and the Senna edition are 840mm which is slightly on the tall side I'd say for a naked bike but again in the plus column it gives you more height and therefore ground clearance and therefore lean angle. Now another little bonus over the standard Monster is the Ohlins steering damper that's mounted there in the cockpit and Ducati say that this ensures greater precision through the turns and in acceleration as well as better stability on uneven surfaces so maybe green laning or something like that perfect bike don't take it green laning we'll get onto the price in a moment. Now again with the brakes this gets four piston radially mounted Brembo Stylema calipers which are their best of the best and again same upgrade that you get on the SP but with this particular bike they've painted the calipers yellow at the front there to fit with the theme and I'm wondering is this actually a bit of a step too far with the yellow maybe if they'd just done the Brembo writing and left the calipers sort of bare metal it might have looked a bit more subtle and Brembo Stylemas look really pretty nice as they are so maybe it didn't need this but let me know what you think down in the comments. From a tech perspective the Monster gets a really competitive electronics package so you've got three riding modes cornering ABS with three levels and you can switch it on for the front only so you can slide the back end about there's Ducati traction control with eight levels Ducati wheelie control with four levels launch control adjustable through three levels their Ducati quick shifter which works both up and down the box and of course this is all controlled through a lovely little color TFT display now the only upgrade of note here is that you do get a specific center animation when you switch the bike on on the screen there although there aren't any pictures in the press kit so we'll just take their word for that one now if this bike isn't already special and distinctive and visually loud enough for your taste then you'll be pleased to know there's a plaque up on the handlebars and the limited edition number of your particular bike is going to be etched into it also you get a certificate of authenticity so you can't just spray your own Monster yellow blue and green and call it a Senna and then you also get a special bike cover too the small issue of the price though it's twenty three thousand five hundred pounds which is more than double of the eleven thousand two hundred and ninety five of the standard Ducati Monster quite the premium and I'm not sure it'd be much different to ride than the SP but then again on the flip side for a limited edition Ducati it's not actually that much in fact one of their bikes recently topped our most expensive bikes for 2024 list as if you want to find out which model it is and what they've done with it and how much it costs then give this a click this video on the screen now in case you haven't seen it already do hit subscribe as well if you want to see more of the latest motorcycle news like this right here on YouTube many thanks for watching today and we'll see you in the next video