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WHAT’S ON IN AUGUST
LIMITED EDITION MONSTER 1200 25° ANNIVERSARIO RELEASED! Ducati have released a limited edition celebration, dubbed the Monster 1200 25° Anniversario – for, you guessed it, the 25th anniversary of the range. With only 500 numbered motorcycles being produced they won’t be sticking around for long, thanks to an ex clusive Italian style livery of the red, white and green adorning the fairing, fuel tank and passenger seat cover. The seat will be embroidered with the 25th Anniversary logo, while the frame and Marchesini wheels come in gold for the ultimate bling factor, alongside the mirrors, bar ends, and petrol cap. The articulated brake and clutch levers as well as the plate holder are aluminium,
while the front and rear mudguards, the keyhole cover and the ex haust heat guard are in carbon fibre. The Monster 1200 25° Anniversario also comes with a bike cover, decorated with the special edition logo to keep it cosy in winter. As far as performance goes, the Anniversario puts out 14 7 bhp at 9,250rpm and a max imum torq ue of 91lb-ft at 7 ,7 50rpm, and will come with all the electronic goodies you’d find on the Monster 1200S. It also has the same O hlins front and rear suspension, Brembo Monobloc calipers and long service intervals as well. The price is yet to be announced but it will be available in Europe from September.
August 2-5 – Bridge Rats MCC Rat Pack Rally – West Yorkshire August 3 – Bike Night, Jacks Hill Café – Northants August 3 -5 – Withernsea Music & Bike Fest – East Yorkshire August 4 -5 – Llangollen Motorcycle Festival – North Wales August 4 -5 – Festival of Wheels – Suffolk August 5 – Associated Sheppey Bikers ‘ Big B’ charity fund raiser – Isle of Sheppey August 5-6 – Cadwell Park Count of Cadwell Championship – Lincolnshire August 9-11 – Yorkshire Rock ‘ n’ Bike Show – Yorkshire August 12 – Plymouth Motorcycle Club MegaRide – Plymouth August 12 – Brackley Festival of Motorcycling – Northants August 17 -19 – Renegade MC 12th Redskin Rally – K ent August 18 – The Bristol Bike Show – Bristol August 25 – TAG Speed Motorcycle Show – West Yorkshire August 24 -26 – GoPro British Grand Prix ( MotoGP) – Silverstone August 25-26 – The Great Northwest Motorbike Festival – Lancashire
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