Motociclismo Magazine claims that the first redesign of the Ducati Monster in 15 years - 15 years! - will be unveiled at the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan at the end of this month.

Ducati has respected all fans of the new Ducati Monster and has decided to maintain the original spirit of a model that meets and 15 years and with which the Italian brand has been able to cope with difficult times. The Monster has been, without doubt, the economic support of Ducati on many occasions. So, to restore in excess.

But on the other hand, times change and tastes and preferences as well. Thus, some of the technical innovations that operate successfully in the Desmosedici or in 1098 have been incorporated into the yearnings of naked Ducati. The design that we show in the picture promises to be definitive.

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The new Ducati Monster 695 incorporates a new chassis multitubular steel style Desmosedici, a double arm swinging reinforced aluminum, dual exhaust, a high output for each side, and is headed by a lighthouse oval front of minimalist design and located between the bottles inverted fork. To be “only” a 695 “air”, equipping promises, especially when we consider that the new Ducati Monster 695 also some powerful grippers mounted Brembo radial anchor on the train forward.

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The Ducati Monster 695 will be presented at the EICMA in Milan later this month and will be the first of the saga. Within a year we know that version will arrive in 1100 and which will disappear from the market the Monster 800. By 2008 we expect a total bet by Ducati in the development of their cherished sport motorcycles: new Desmosedici, 1098 R and 848, as well as the well-known 1098. That’s nothing.

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via Motoblog.it & a thread on the DML. Also, Motociclismo’s previous Monster redesign rumor can be found here.