ducati is headquartered in bologna, italy where the corporate has been designing and manufacturing bikes since 1926. The Ducati Monster 797 is Ducati’s “entry-level” Monster, delivering its signature tubular metal trellis body and stout look. The Monster 797 is nicely fitted to urban dwellers and weekend fanatics simply venturing into motorcycling. Boasting a 803-cc air-cooled L-Twin that produces seventy three horsepower and 49 pound-toes of torque, it presents itself as a spry and interesting bike.
Today the Monster accounts for almost half of the company’s worldwide sales. The Monster has undergone probably the most changes of any motorbike that Ducati has ever produced. The chief designer of most Ducati bikes in the 1950s was Fabio Taglioni (1920–2001). His designs ranged from the small single-cylinder machines that have been profitable in the Italian ‘avenue races’ to the massive-capability twins of the Eighties. Ducati introduced the Pantah in 1979; its engine was …
