Stock Ducati Monster 696 Sells for $14,000

Screen shot 2011 02 18 at 11 thumb.37.34 AM Stock Ducati Monster 696 Sells for $14,000Ducati auctioned off a stock Ducati Monster 696 last week for $14,000 (¢10,250). Why so much? Two words, Valentino Rossi.

The Monster in question was signed by the MotoGP star and Ducati factory rider. The auction was to support medical research with all the funds going to the Telethon Foundation to fund research into genetic diseases. The Monster tank was signed by Valentino Rossi during the first MotoGP pre-season test at Sepang earlier this month and was auctioned off on eBay.

Source: Ducati.it (English Translation)

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3 Responses to “Stock Ducati Monster 696 Sells for $14,000”

  1. [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by All Things Ducati and Ross Douglas, doddy saputra. doddy saputra said: RT @ducatinewstoday: This just In: Stock Ducati Monster 696 Sells for $14,000 http://bit.ly/hh6Jlz [...]

  2. The power of Rossi’s marketing power begins already! Love it!

  3. Who cares!! So lame that some tool paid that much for a bike that had his John Hancock on it. What’s the big deal!!