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Ducati Monster 821 Review: Middleweight Machismo

Instrumentation, Electronics and Safety Net – A new level of rider aids for the class

The Ducati Monster 821 is packed with so many electronics and rider aids. All these wonderful details deserve a special mention. Let me begin with the instrument cluster. The minimal, neatly placed and information laden black on grey LCD instrument display shows all the necessary figures. The digital tacho displays upto 12,000 rpm and is positioned in a semicircular shape across the top of the instrument cluster while the speedometer rests right below, in the centre of the screen. Riding modes are displayed on the left of the speedo, whereas the corresponding DTC and ABS levels are displayed to the right. Rider can select between the riding modes on the go using the grey coloured cancel button on the turn indicator setup.

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Other information on the instrument cluster includes engine coolant temperature in a rectangular window below the speedometer. Another rectangular window placed on the bottom left displays total mileage (odometer), trip A, trip B, trip reserve fuel, trip time, time and lap time. The rectangular window on the right bottom of the display informs about air temperature, fuel consumption, average fuel consumption (litres per 100 kms) and average speed.

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Tell tale indicators such as left/right turn signal, engine electronics, ABS-off, neutral gear indicator, fuel reserve, main beam and oil pressure are placed above the LCD display. At the top centre of the display are warning lights, a cluster of red lights, which start slighting up from the flanks and move towards the center as you cross the redline. Below the centre, over-rev bar, is a second bar that lights up in orange to indicate when DTC intervenes.

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The LCD display also displays the control panel to personalise and save ABS, DTC, and ride-by-wire settings within each Riding Mode. Ducati has also provided a stopwatch function which is actuated manually by using the day flasher button on the left-hand switchgear. This stopwatch function can list the last 30 recorded lap times, each time also displaying the associated lap number, maximum speed and maximum rpm. The brightness level of the display can also be adjusted from the same control panel area.

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The safety net is provided by Ducati Safety Pack (DSP) which includes an eight level Ducati Traction Control and a four level Bosch ABS. As mentioned before, the Ducati Monster 821 receives three pre-set riding modes: Sport, Touring and Urban. Each riding mode is pre-programmed for ride-by-wire throttle response and ABS and DTC intervention. Rider can select between the modes even while riding with the use of indicator cancel switch. A short push of the indicator kill switch on the left-hand switchgear toggles a small arrow between the modes whereas long press of the indicator selects the riding mode. That’s all with the technical wizardry. Let’s get down to some more details of the bike

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