DUCATI Monster 696 20th Anniversary (2013-2014) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Ducati Monster was a family of standard or naked machines that debuted in 1993 and comprised models with different displacement engines and appearances. One model in the family was the Ducati Monster 696, which debuted in 2008 and continued production through 2014.

In 2013, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Ducati Monster 696 20th Anniversary, a machine celebrating 20 years of Monster production along the 796 and 1100EVO models.

The House of Borgo Panigale launched the 2013 Ducati Monster 696 20th Anniversary by taking the standard model and adding special visual upgrades, such as a bronze-finished frame, gold brake calipers and front disc carriers, champagne front fork bodies, a grey swingarm, a chromed headlight support, and 90's style rearview mirrors.

In other departments, the 20th Anniversary machine was identical to the standard model, packing the same 696cc four-stroke air-cooled V-twin engine with a fuel injection system feeding the pistons, delivering 80 hp with a peak at 9,000 rpm and 69 Nm (51 lb-ft) torque at 7,750 rpm.

The engine was coupled to a six-speed manual transmission with a hydraulically-controlled wet multi-plate clutch and a final chain drive that spun the rear wheel to 210 kph (130 mph).

The 2013 Ducati Monster 696 20th Anniversary packed the same suspension and braking system as the standard model, with a 43 mm upside-down Showa fork and two 320 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front and a rebound and preload-adjustable Sachs shock absorber with one 245 mm disc and a dual-piston caliper on the rear.