Bikesales Staff•12 Feb 2016
NEWS
Ducati ditches LAMS-approved Monster
It’s hipster or the highway for Ducati learners, with the new Scrambler Sixty2 now the only LAMS optionDespite its popularity, Ducati Australia has confirmed it has officially dropped the learner-approved Monster 659 from its line-up, making the retro-styled Scrambler Sixty2 the brand’s sole LAMS offering.
The learner-approved Monster was introduced in 2011 as an Australia-only model after Ducati Australia convinced the factory it needed a Bologna-built bike for the lucrative learner-approved market. Positioned at the pointy end of the category’s pricing structure, it was a regular in the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industry’s annual top 10 sales figures, in fact the 659cc Monster was the fifth highest-selling naked bike of 2015 with 322 new units changing hands during the 12-month period. It just edged out KTM’s 390 Duke by one unit despite its $12,990 price tag being twice that of the capable Austrian’s $6095 price.
The scratching leaves the 399cc learner-approved variant of the brand’s successful Ducati Scrambler as the firm’s sole LAMS-approved model. It’s 260cc smaller, has 8kW less punch and is $1000 less expensive. Here’s hoping every learner rider interested in a Ducati is a hipster.
AT A GLANCE
M659 Sixty2
Capacity: 659cc 399cc
Power: 38kW 30kW
Weight: 186kg 183kg
Seat height: 770mm 790mm +/-20mm
Price: $12,990 $11,990
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