Ducati Monster 795 / 796

[KZ25]

Met a guy with a Monster 795, he told me he paid 400,000 baht for it, new - can that be?

I googled 795 and 796, seems like the 795 is "for the Asian market", but the 796 seems to be 50% more expensive.

Can anybody fill me in? Can you really buy a Monster with a single-sided swing arm for 400K?

Even with cheaper parts the price sounds too good. Or does it have something to do with import taxes?

 

[big guns]

The Monster 795 has been discontinued now. It was 399,000THB when launched back in 2012. I think the 796 was launched in Thailand in 2014 at about 420,000 with ABS. Both have been discontinued and superseded by the Monster 821 starting at 469,000 THB.