BMW G 650 GS versus Ducati Monster 821
BMW G 650 GS
Ducati Monster 821
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- light and manoeuvrable
- uncomplicated
- favorable consumption
- solid workmanship
- enough space for passenger
- Chassis
- Powerful motor
- Brake
- Service
- radiates little emotion
- Pillion comfort
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.165 mm
Seat : 780 mm
Weight : 192 kg
Length : 2.154 mm Height : 1.061 mm
Seat : 785 mm
Weight : 213 kg
Engine
Displacement: 652 ccm
Hub: 83 mm
Hole: 100 mm
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 5
Displacement: 821 ccm
Hub: 68 mm
Hole: 88 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 48 HP at 6.500 U/Min
Torque: 60 NM bei 5.000 U/Min Tank contents: 14 Litre
Performance: 109 HP at 9.250 U/Min
Torque: 87 NM bei 7.750 U/Min Tank contents: 18 Litre
Chassis
Bridges (steel)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm
Lattice tube (steel) Rear suspension:
Mono-featherleg
Brakes
Disk
Double disc Rear brake
Disk
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.
