In 1999, Ducati released a special edition of the Monster. They called it the Cromo, and it was obviously named due to the distinctive tank, which was complemented by a carbon fiber rear seat cover and rear fender.
It also got adjustable front forks and the high-po 74 horsepower engine. The next year, Ducati added fuel injection to the Monster and cancelled the Cromo. Ducati aficionados will know that the brand brought the Cromo model back in 2001, though that bike lost most of the goodies like the adjustable front forks – it was basically base Dark model with a shiny tank. So that’s a little bit of a bummer, but it’s still a cool take on a wonderful motorcycle.
Quick note: my buddy Bradley Brownell over at Jalopnik just bought one of these (though he had the sense to buy the “better” 1999 model) and wrote a post about it this week. He also had the kindness to share a link to Bike-urious with some background on the model – thank you, Bradley!
This example (VIN: ZDM1RA4N11B0067590 has 4,556 miles and unfortunately the unimaginativley named seller (UsedMotorcycleStore) doesn’t have anything to say beyond that. So you may need to budget around $2k for a desmo service and tires but the bike looks pretty original. Hope you like shiny stuff!
Find this Ducati for sale in Villa Park, Illinois with a BIN of $5,496 here on eBay.