Ducati Monster test - 796 v 696 v 1100

Ducati's new Monster 796 aims to be novice friendly, but enough of a buzz for more experienced riders. To see if it's really the best of both worlds, we test it against the two extremes of monsterdom - the easy-going 696 and rorty 1100.

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[motorcyclenewsdotcom]

What we try to do with these video mini tests is give readers the brief highlights of the full test (which as has been pointed out, can be found in the paper) - though you can also get full details of each of the bikes in our bike reviews section online if you want more detail for free.

We used a young rider who has just passed his 33bhp test as that is one of the types of rider the 696 and 796 are aimed at.

[motorcyclenewsdotcom]

Probably worth responding to a few of the points raised.

Perhaps we need to think about whether using the word "test" in our videos, as there's always going to be a limit to how much info we can get into a 2 or 3 minute clip.

[Redline748]

where is that diner style cafe?

[motorcyclenewsdotcom]

@Redline748 That's an OK Diner - they're a chain.

[RidersInTheStorm1]

Are you serious? The 796 is a bit more grunty than the 696........but, surprise surprise, it's not as fast as the 1100, which is better on the open road. It fits "exactly between the two". Well, thanks for clearing that one up for us guys!

[Metalmiltia]

That statement at the end that says judge the sort of riding you do and pick the one that suits you best...No shit Sherlock!

[zimbreator]

Lucky bastards

[stoweVT7170]

Man, these guys just never ever wanted to touch the weights , they have arms like little girls. scrawney bastids

[gingermonkeykid]

@letsride84 Not endless they are a midget who doesn't mind getting burned by the exhausts. So, it's not recommended.

[RicardoSS85]

@motorcyclenewsdotcom Where can we find the complete test then?

[letsride84]

Ducati Monsters cant carry passengers, can they?

[IcePickSnowmanzzzz]

@nbennettjones o_0 i looked and looked and was like ........ how could you have something like that on the tube.. thnx for analyzing that in more detail for me.

[nbennettjones]

@IcePickSnowmanzzzz It says Love Music, Hate Racism.

[ijustwannabeadrummer]

i came to that conclusion without riding the bikes.

[IcePickSnowmanzzzz]

ok sure somebody said this before but the guy with the glasses has on his shirt love music racism and im sure a bunch of other bullshit on there as well. why? i did not know you could be racist on television