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12 Фев 2015 | Author: dima | Комментарии отключены

Ducati Monster 696 might be bound

by Jay Prashanth on April 2, 2 Comments

After the import hike(from 60% tto 75%) in the recent Union Budget, completely motorcycles imported into saw their prices shooting up. Harley Davidson chose to more motorcycles through the knocked down(CKD) route to over the import duty Ducati might use another The import duty hike is to motorcycles with engine of 800cc and above and this has that motorcycles under will continue to enjoy the 60% duty.

2013 Ducati Monster 696 Motorcycle

This lower duty means that it sense for Ducati to launch the 696 in India, a motorcycle that with a much lower capacity than the 803cc Monster 795. What it means is that the Monster 795 see a big price hike due to the higher duty levied on it. There’s a fly in the though. The Ducati 696 will to be imported from Italy as the motorcycle maker doesn’t the 696 in Thailand.

On the other hand, the Monster 795 is at Thailand. This is another that could play a role in Ducati’s decision to the Monster 696.

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factor that could up is the fact that the Monster 696 more expensive materials the made-for-Asia cut price Ducati So, Ducati’s decision to sell the 696 in India could bear only if the price differential the Monster 696 and the Monster 795 is enough to the import of the smaller engined Coming to the Ducati Monster the motorcycle, like the 795, a L-Twin four … that is air cooled.

This motor is mated to a 6 manual gearbox.

The motor 79 Bhp of peak power and 9,000 rpm the peak torque of 69 Nm is produced at rpm. The Ducati 696 is highly for its excellent handling and street characteristics. In India,the typical Monster buyer will be the one who a motorcycle that’ll be a great motorcycle.

Buying a Ducati motorcycle in does come fraught its share of service woes. from cities such as and Mumbai, Ducati doesn’t dealerships in other big cities of the So, the service and support remains an of concern for potential buyers, of whom have instead rides like the Kawasaki 650R, the Yamaha FZ1 and the Honda