Ducati Monster 821 versus Suzuki V-Strom 1000
Ducati Monster 821
Suzuki V-Strom 1000
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Chassis
- Powerful motor
- Brake
- Service
- Service
- Comfort
- Handling
- Torque
- Pillion comfort
- no sports engine
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.154 mm Height : 1.061 mm
Seat : 785 mm
Weight : 213 kg
Length : 2.280 mm Height : 1.470 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 232 (max: 440 ) kg
Engine
Displacement: 821 ccm
Hub: 68 mm
Hole: 88 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.037 ccm
Hub: 66 mm
Hole: 100 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 109 HP at 9.250 U/Min
Torque: 87 NM bei 7.750 U/Min Tank contents: 18 Litre
Performance: 101 HP at 8.000 U/Min
Torque: 101 NM bei 4.000 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 417 km
Chassis
Lattice tube (steel) Rear suspension:
Mono-featherleg
Bridges (aluminium) Front suspension:
Telescopic fork 43 mm (travel 160 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 160 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm aluminum Tyres at the front: 19 M/C x MT 2.50 110/80R19 M/C 59V
Rear tyres: 17 M/C x MT 4.00 150/70R17 M/C 69V
Brakes
Double disc Rear brake
Disk
Double disc (∅ 310 mm) Rear brake
Disc (∅ 260 mm)
Expensive, but good
All peace, joy and flourishing landscapes? Except for the moment of setting up in curves and the feeling that it could get a bit hot in the summer thanks to the curvature on the right knee, there is one more point. The bags of the monster buyer should be deep and well filled, because on the price tag are 11,200 euros. This is cheap, but only in monster circles. A performance-comparable Kawasaki Z 900 costs 9,596 euros, 9,099 euros the Yamaha MT-09.
At this point, the objectivity of the tester begins to get thin. I would take the Duc and console myself with the fact that it saves 6,290 euros compared to the 1200s. That's nonsense, I know. But it's almost as stupid as motorcycling at all.
Gorgeous.
The test bike was provided to us by Ducati Hamburg.
Conclusion - what's stuck?
What remains? Astonishingly, it is the on-board computer that characterizes the Suzi. Never before. The computer is clear: With a switch you can choose additional information such as range or temperature. With the second switch, the pilot chooses from three stages the intervention of the traction control - and finished. There is simply no more. If you feel like some competitors have purchased a mobile Playstation, there is nothing that would be further than the V-current.Doesn't it sound like love at first sight? Maybe not, but the solid and trouble-free handling of the Suzuki V-Strom 1000, which we noticed already at the first encounter, describes the Suzuki everywhere and in every situation. If you want to ride a motorbike fast but relaxed, if you want to study the user manual, who likes the look and who likes to surf on the torque wave: Love does not always arise at first sight, give yourself the chance.
The test machine was kindly provided to us by Bergmann & Söhne in Tornesch. It can be purchased there as a guide for 10,690 € with about 2,500 km - good offer!
