I knew a guy once that bought one of those big Ducati Monsters. Said he wasn't impressed with it and told the dealer about it. They asked how he was riding it and he told them, and they said "no no no, take it to XXXX rpm, hang on tight, then open it up". He sold it promptly afterwards! Scared the shit right out of him.
Prior to 2014 the largest displacement factory Monster was the 1100 EVO @ ~100HP. Not exactly a beast but I guess for some it'd be handful.
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