---
title: "Drive Wire: 2016 Ducati Monster 1200 R"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-09-18"
modified: "2015-09-18"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/247/drive-wire-2016-ducati-monster-1200-r"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# Drive Wire: 2016 Ducati Monster 1200 R

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Transcript:

In high-octane two-wheeled news, Ducati continues the modern naked bike tradition it started with the Monster 1200 S by introducing its more athletic successor, the 1200 R. The 160-horsepower R weighs in at 397 lbs, and will keep the blackout look and a little of that gorgeous trellis frame.

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