Inspiration for the Ducati Monster was a Yamaha 2-stroke

[Fire-medic]

Evere see one of these? Me neither. It sure does look familiar, though. Maybe someone (Mr. Galuzzi in Italy) saw this and thought the looks and layout deserved a larger four-stroke powerplant.

SDR200 (1986)

When Ducati launched the Monster in 1992 it was seen as something quite different to bikes that had gone before, but there must have been a few people who’d worked on the Yamaha SDR200 that thought it looked familiar. Trellis frame? Yep. Three-spoke wheels? Check. Minimalist styling (ie a tank and little else)? Definitely. OK, so the Yamaha had a two-stroke, 200cc single, but the basics were there, and this was way back in 1986. Sadly, the little Yamaha only lasted in production for a year and wasn’t sold over here.

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[CaptainKyle]

I would like to have that

 

[Biker Dash]

I've always wanted a YSR, so I could get a 250, or maybe even a bit bigger single, slipped inside. Would be a really fun little bike then.

Following links below, I think I found the predecessor to the Grom in the ZB50 Monkey R.

 

[Fire-medic]

Pretty-sure that's a Captain Kyle bike of interest (the Monkey) about-which he has posted.

 

[CaptainKyle]

I've always wanted a YSR, so I could get a 250, or maybe even a bit bigger single, slipped inside. Would be a really fun little bike then.

Following links below, I think I found the predecessor to the Grom in the ZB50 Monkey R.

My neighbor bought a Grom sharp little 125 fuel injected & standard. Nothing like the original monkey bikes. I took it for a ride & its a zippy little thing

 

[Biker Dash]

My neighbor bought a Grom sharp little 125 fuel injected & standard. Nothing like the original monkey bikes. I took it for a ride & its a zippy little thing

Define "zippy"