Ducati Monster electric: rendering of how it could be

She’s kind of the mom of all naked modern, at least as far as we conceive naked sports bikes with high handlebars today. A true icon of motorcycle design and of the Italian two-wheeled industry, on a par with the 916, the Mv Agusta F4 or the very first Brutale. You don’t need to be a super motorcycle enthusiast to understand that we are talking about the Ducati Monster, the “monster” from Bologna which, almost 30 years after its entry into production (the official presentation dates back to 1993), was completely renewed in 2021: new aluminum front frame, overturned design, liquid-cooled engine, wet clutch. In short, little remains of the original bare pencil drawn by Miguel Galluzzi, which has not failed to generate controversy among the most fundamentalist Ducatisti. But what if, in the not too distant future, the naked of Borgo Panigale was “forced” to abandon the endothermic engine? How would the electric Monster of tomorrow look like? Among the many who have asked themselves this question there is also Philip Ubertino, senior concept artist at Cd Project Red already known for its motorcycle-themed creations (such as the Arch Nazaré of the video game Cypberpunk 2077). In this case, however, the well-known graphic designer he also managed to give himself an answer.

an ELECTRIC “MONSTER”.

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An all-muscle electric motorcycle which, despite the renunciation of the Bolognese “pompon”, keeps the name of the famous Ducati nude high. So Filippo Ubertino imagined a new version of the Monster. Masses concentrated towards the front end, short tail, able to enhance the sculptural single-sided swingarm, front headlight with vertical development and generously faired, almost as if to hint at an embryonic windshield, plus split ferrule and side conveyors: they are few but well studied, as per Monster tradition, the stylistic elements of this virtual render, “built” around a double-spar aluminum frame and a zero-emission engine. The aesthetic result is, however, even greater thanks to the removal of indicators, mirrors and license plate holder, but also of the brake pipes, a license that the designer has taken to make his creation even cleaner (even the saddle, to say the least true, it looks a little too skimpy to be real). We’re sure that the arrival of an electric Monster would make a large number of enthusiasts scream at the scandal, but we must admit that this interpretation of Ubertino is certainly not lacking in charm. And perhaps it would also be time to get used to the idea, given that Ducati itself is showing a certain interest in a rapidly expanding sector.