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Originally Posted by Kingfisher88
As some may know I loved my old monster and still love them despite having and orange off road think atm. Unfortunately due to finance and storage i cant have 2 bikes atm. I love going off road but love monsters too.
Came across this earlier, they called it a terra monster...
What are your thoughts? It's different I guess...
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That bike has been around for some time and I think it is a well executed attempt at an off road Monster but as Darkness suggests it would be very compromised if taken seriously off road but there clearly is a market for such a thing.
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Originally Posted by Albie
Better off with the scrambler desert sled
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Completely agree with Albie on this and the 'Sled is the only model of the Scrambler range which is approved by Ducati to be used off road having a strengthened frame and revised swing arm mount.
In fact they appear so good- Henry Crew took one around the world covering 55,000 miles on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMbWBFyMWec
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Originally Posted by Mr Gazza
It's interesting alright and works aesthetically. It'll probably make a fairly competent off roader too, but I think it would be pants on the road with knobblies and that tiny little front brake... Bit of a waste of a Monster really?
You need a bigger shed so you can start your collection...  |
Personally I think if you just wanted it for going down some of the farm tracks (essentially just muddy pot holed roads) it'd be okay and it does work quite well - I think Ducati caught on to the idea of a lighter more manageable (to the Multistrada Enduro) off road bike with the 'Sled version of the Scrambler.
A handful of years ago I got into green laning on Suzuki's DRZ400 (bit too big for me really- as are the Orange bikes unfortunately) before getting a DR350 which was much more manageable and old school (skool) enough to suit the lanes I enjoyed most and was very surprised at the liberties you can get away with on the road with modern knobbly rubber. As for the tiny front brake- it probably isn't as tiny as it looks if you think the front wheel is either a 19 or even more off road suitable 21'' item plus a smaller diameter disc is less likely to get covered in mud, less likely to get damaged in a drop and is not over the top powerful on the road or slippery surfaces.
We do ALL need bigger sheds and garages though!!