2011 ducati monster 796 arrives in showrooms nationwide

[pmarangoni]

Originally Posted by The Firf

Hmmmm... You mean they hit New Jersey and are in a truck or they have definitely been shipped from Italy?

Well, mine is on it's way via truck (I got my VIN), but yours may be on the second boat that is due to arrive Tuesday. Either way, all the ABS bikes that were ordered back in June are almost here.

[The Firf]

Right on!

I assume it requires some time to assemble before hitting the shop too, but sounds like overall the wait is mostly over... Whew!

[WinSomeLoseNone]

Originally Posted by pmarangoni

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNNeMlyD9T8

So in this video that guy pulls the front up No problem on the 796. My 696 can not pull the wheel up at all.... Unless i really dump the clutch

Only a 100cc difference and less than 5hp difference. Whats the deal? Is my 696 really that weak?

[pmarangoni]

Originally Posted by WinSomeLoseNone

Whats the deal? Is my 696 really that weak?

I thought it was strange too. Perhaps he only weighs 100 lbs, or maybe he had a passenger and that helped balance the weight further back. I dunno. Weird.

[The Firf]

I see dudes do wheelies on even lower horsepower bikes. I thought the wheelie thing was all about tork to weight ratio and hitting the throttle and pulling back at just the right sweet spots. The 796 does have greater tork available at lower RPMs with greater HP and does not weight much more than the 696. Maybe a combo of factors.

I've only done a wheelie once (a real sustained one) and it was on my 02 750ie monster, so I'm no expert, that's for sure

[Bravo35]

I want one REAL bad!!

[jabuan]

Originally Posted by pmarangoni

I thought it was strange too. Perhaps he only weighs 100 lbs, or maybe he had a passenger and that helped balance the weight further back. I dunno. Weird.

i say gearing was changed. stock gearing is pretty tall.

[terricaryan1]

Originally Posted by KanosWRX

I know it's hard waiting for a bike, I ended up going with white instead of black because I didn't want to wait to weeks Not that I regret not waiting, I love white too. But ABS is a bigger deal then color, definitely wait for that. I have it on my 696 and love knowing its there. It's kicked in a couple times and I am glad it's been there.

Kanos - Thanks for the note... It is hard to wait... especially since I don't have another bike to ride in the meantime... but I agree that the ABS will be worth it.

I just want to be sure that my dealer is being honest and that they didn't sell the one arriving shortly to someone else and that I am not actually waiting for the 'second' batch to arrive. My assumption since they have been a good shop thus far is that they are being honest and I am just being paranoid because I don't want to wait...

Well, they say, the best things in life are worth waiting for!