There was no denying that the island of Tenerife was the perfect location to launch the new Ducati Monster 1200. The Spanish Island, located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is known for it’s stark beauty. Formed after the eruption of a volcano millions of years ago, the highest point – Mount Teide is visible as a snow capped mountain peak. Beautiful, undulating strips of dark tarmac lead up from the coast to the national park located up in the mountains.

It was this route that would be our testing ground for Ducati’s latest iteration of it’s best selling Monster. (more…)