Ducati Monster SP
Every consumable spec for the Ducati Monster SP, each fact sourced, dated, and shown with the source it came from. US-market reference — verify against your owner's manual.
middleweight naked · 2023–2025 · 937cc Testastretta 11° L-twin
Uplevel trim of the 937 Monster (2023–2025). Front brake calipers and battery differ from the base bike — see this sheet's pads_front and battery facts. Everything else (oil, chain, spark plugs, rear brake, fluids, intervals) is shared with the base Monster/Monster+; see the base Ducati Monster sheet for the 821 and 890-V2 generations this trim does not share any parts with.
See also: Ducati Monster (937 base/Plus, plus the 821 and 890 V2 generations)
Spec plate
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- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) 'Fuel, lubricants and other fluids' table, p.224 (opens in new tab)
“Ducati prescribes the only use of SAE 15W-50/JASO MA2 oil and recommends the use of Shell Advance 4T Ultra 15W-50 oil (JASO: MA2 and API: SN).”
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- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) p.224 (opens in new tab)
“viscosity grade SAE 15W-50”
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- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) 'Fuel, lubricants and other fluids' table, p.224, row 'Oil sump and filter' (opens in new tab)
“Oil sump and filter: 3.1 litres (0.68 UK gal)”
We list the manual's 'with filter change' figure — not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. On small engines that difference is a 25% overfill.
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- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) technical data, spark plugs, p.228 (opens in new tab)
“Spark plugs Make: NGK Type: MAR9A-J.”
+1 source, quotes
- EBC Brakes US Motorcycle Catalogue #304 Ducati section, front-pad table p.204, row 13 'Monster SP SP 2023' → FA447HH* (opens in new tab)
- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) technical data, front brake, p.229 (opens in new tab)
“Calliper characteristics: M4.30 monobloc calliper with radial mount, 4 pistons and ABS Cornering. Calliper make: Brembo. Calliper friction material: TOSHIBA TT2182 FF.”
+1 source, quotes
- EBC Brakes US Motorcycle Catalogue #304 p.205, rear-pad table row 13 (opens in new tab)
- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) technical data, rear brake, p.229 (opens in new tab)
“Calliper piston diameter: Ø 34 mm (1.34 in)... Calliper make: Brembo. Calliper friction material: TOSHIBA TT 2172 HH.”
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- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) fluids table, p.224 (opens in new tab)
“Front/rear brake circuit DOT 4”
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- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) technical data, transmission, p.230 (opens in new tab)
“Drive chain from gearbox to rear wheel. Make: Regina 520 ZRDK. Links: 106... Gearbox output sprocket/rear chain sprocket ratio: 15/43.”
+1 source, quotes
- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) 'Electric system' section, p.234 (opens in new tab)
“Sealed lithium type battery: 12V - 4 Ah (LITHIUM BATTERY SKY HJT7B-FPZ-SCR 4Ah LX)”
- Yuasa Battery Application Guide 2026 checked 2026-07-20, no 937 Monster row (opens in new tab)
Not yet verified against a primary source — carry this as a gap, not a spec. Check your owner's manual before you rely on it.
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- Ducati Monster 937 SP Owner's Manual 2023 (third-party mirror of the factory PDF) fluids table, p.224, cooling circuit (opens in new tab)
“Cooling circuit ENI Agip Permanent Spezial antifreeze 2.25 litres (0.49 UK gal)”
Oil capacities are the manufacturer's with-filter-change figure, not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. Always verify against your own owner's manual before you turn a wrench — this is educational reference, not a repair procedure.
Service intervals
| Years | Oil & filter | Valve check |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2025 | 9,000 mi / 24 mo | 18,000 mi / 30,000 km |
Street, track, mixed
Street
- Pads fit calipers, not bikes. That's why one shape number covers a Hayabusa and a V-Strom — and why the same bike model can change shape mid-generation. We resolve pads by caliper and year.
Track
- After track days, shorten your oil change. How much is genuinely unsettled — manufacturers say 'adjust to your use,' not a number. Used-oil analysis is the only rigorous answer.
- A street-legal sintered or EPFA-class pad is the manufacturer-sanctioned track-day choice. Full race compounds are for when the pad is the limiting factor — and yours isn't yet.
- RBF-class fluid buys you ~80°C more fade margin when fresh — and gives most of it back within a year as it absorbs moisture. It's a consumable you change more often, not an upgrade you install once.
- For the street: silicate-free motorcycle coolant (Honda's manuals explain why — silicates chew water-pump seals). For the track: check your org's rules — most ban ethylene glycol outright; pro racing allows water only.
Mixed
Run the street specs above, then shorten the oil interval after track days — how much is genuinely unsettled, so used-oil analysis is the honest guide. If your organisation tech-inspects coolant, check its rules before a session.
Maintenance jobs & what they cost
Oil & filter change
Beginner-safeParts — Oil spec JASO MA2 · API SN · Viscosity 15W-50 · Oil capacity with filter 3.1 L · drain not published · dry total not published · Oil filter OEM 44440034A · HiFlo HF153
Tools — torque wrench, oil filter wrench, drain pan, funnel, new sealing washer (if your bike uses one)
Dealer oil-change quotes run $90–130 (Harley outliers $180–280 excluded); independent-shop average is closer to $56. DIY consumables run $30–60, saving roughly $40–120 per change with tooling paid back in 2–3 changes. Sourced: CostHack / Trak Powersports / J.D. Power, aggregated in docs/research/demand-competition.md.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.
Front brake pads
Experience neededParts — Front brake pads EBC FA447HH (HH) Brembo M4.30 monobloc 4-pot radial (Stylema family) · 2 sets
Tools — torque wrench, hex/Allen key set (caliper mounting bolts), C-clamp or piston-retraction tool, wire brush, brake cleaner
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: a 0.5–1 hr front-pad swap at the same dealer shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus a $30–60 OEM/aftermarket pad set. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.
Chain & sprocket kit
Experience neededParts — Chain & sprockets 520 · 106 links · 15/43T
Tools — torque wrench, chain breaker / riveting tool, angle grinder or chain-link sizing tool, rear paddock stand, chain alignment tool
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: a full chain-and-sprocket swap (wheel off, alignment, torque-critical rear axle) runs several labor hours at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus an $80–150 520/525/530 kit. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.
Brake fluid flush
Experience neededParts — Brake fluid DOT 4
Tools — torque wrench (bleeder and banjo bolts), vacuum brake bleeder or speed bleeders, clear tubing and catch bottle, syringe, fresh DOT-spec fluid, sealed bottle
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: roughly 1 hr of bleed/flush labor at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus fluid. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.
Coolant flush
Experience neededParts — Coolant ENI Agip Permanent Spezial antifreeze (do not dilute, use pure)
Tools — torque wrench (drain bolt), drain pan, funnel, coolant hydrometer or refractometer, distilled water (if mixing concentrate)
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: roughly 1 hr of coolant-flush labor at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus coolant. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.
Notes & corrections
Coverage gaps
Where the catalogues run out. Flagged in the open, never guessed at.
Oil capacity: Identical capacity to the base Monster/Monster+
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Same 3.1 L combined sump+filter figure as the MY21 base manual. Drain-only and dry-total figures remain unpublished.
Oil filter: HiFlo's SP-specific row only attests 2024–2025, not the SP's first year (2023)
hiflo-catalogue (checked 2026-07-20)
The SP shares the base 937's crankcase and filter boss; the same HF153 cartridge almost certainly covers 2023 too, but HiFlo has not backfilled that year on its own SP row — carried as a gap rather than assumed.
Air filter: K&N's Monster-SP-specific page returned HTTP 403 to an automated fetch; year range on that exact page not independently re-quoted
TOSPEC research
The page's existence and DU-9321 part number are confirmed via search-engine indexing of knfilters.com/air-filters/ducati/monster-sp; the OEM number 42610751A is shared with the base Monster/Monster+ per desmo-racing's listing, which names all three 937-platform bikes together.
Spark plugs: NGK's EU part-finder has no 'Monster 937' or 'Monster SP' model entry
ngkntk.com
The OEM SP manual is the source of record. Gap not published; count 2 inferred from the twin-cylinder architecture (one plug per cylinder), same as the base bike.
Front brake pads: EBC's 'Monster SP SP' row is dated 2023 only — 2024–2025 not separately listed
ebc-us-304 (checked 2026-07-20)
The SP's production window is 2023–2025 per Ducati; EBC has not added 2024/2025 rows yet. The caliper is unlikely to change mid-run, but this is carried as an honest gap, not assumed.
Rear brake pads: EBC's SP row is dated 2023 only; 2024–2025 not separately listed
TOSPEC research
Same gap as pads_front — fill in a later wave.
Chain & sprockets: JT's 2024 Application Guide has no dedicated 'Monster SP' row — only '937 Monster' and '937 Monster +'
jt-appguide-2024 (checked)
The OEM manual is the primary citation here; JT's rows corroborate the same 15/43/520/106 spec for the shared platform but don't name the SP trim explicitly.
Battery: The SP ships a FACTORY LITHIUM battery — SKY/Skyrich HJT7B-FPZ-SCR, 12V 4Ah — NOT a Yuasa, and the schema's battery value only carries a Yuasa part number, so this is a deliberate honest gap
ducati-om-monster937sp-2023 (p.234) + yuasa-appguide-2026 (checked, absent)
Verbatim in the SP manual. Yuasa's 2026 Application Guide has no 937-era Ducati coverage at all (base or SP) and publishes no lithium-battery cross-reference range under any HJT-style designation, so there is no Yuasa part number to record — forcing one in would misstate the factory fitment. The standard lead-acid charge maintainer (kit 69924601A) must NOT be used on this lithium pack; a lithium-compatible Ducati charger is required.
Research notes
Context from the research trail — how a fact was pinned down.
Oil spec: Identical spec to the base Monster/Monster+ (SAE 15W-50 / JASO MA2 / API SN)
ducati-om-monster937sp-2023
Re-cited directly from the SP owner's manual, not inherited from the base sheet — the SP edition prints the exact same wording as the MY21 base manual. Öhlins suspension and the Termignoni silencer do not change the engine or its oil spec.
Viscosity: Single fixed grade — no temperature/alternate-viscosity chart in this manual
TOSPEC research
Front brake pads: Base Monster/Monster+ runs a different Brembo M4.32 caliper → EBC FA630HH, not FA447HH
ebc-us-304 (page 204, row 10 'Monster Plus 2021-2024' → FA630HH) + base bike's own manual
Confirmed trim split at the source: the SP's own manual prints 'M4.30' where the base MY21 manual prints 'M4.32' — a different caliper body, even though both use the same TOSHIBA TT2182 FF friction material code. Do not fit FA630HH to an SP.
Rear brake pads: Rear shape is identical across base/Plus and SP trims — only the front caliper differs
ebc-us-304 + both owner's manuals
Same Brembo P34 2-pot, same FA266HH shape, same TOSHIBA TT2172 HH friction code as the base bike.
Chain & sprockets: Identical chain and gearing to the base Monster/Monster+
ducati-om-monster937sp-2023
Same Regina 520 ZRDK, same 106 links, same 15/43 ratio as the MY21 base manual — the SP's Öhlins suspension and lithium battery don't touch the final drive.
Battery: Base Monster/Monster+ runs a lead-acid Yuasa YT7B-BS, documented on the base sheet with 'community' confidence (no 937-era Yuasa catalogue row either)
TOSPEC research
See /bikes/ducati-monster/ for the base trim's battery.
Coolant: Same coolant spec as the base bike; the SP manual additionally publishes a circuit capacity (2.25 L) that the base sheet leaves unstated
ducati-om-monster937sp-2023
Not a trim difference — the base MY21 manual simply doesn't print a capacity figure in the copy TOSPEC read.
Service intervals: Identical intervals to the base Monster/Monster+ once the base bike's own SP-edition citation is used
ducati-om-monster937sp-2023
This is the SAME manual edition already cited on the base Monster sheet for its 24-month oil cap and 30,000 km Desmo interval — re-cited here directly for the SP entry rather than inherited.
DIY & your warranty
Doing this yourself won't void your factory warranty. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act bars a manufacturer or dealer from voiding your warranty just because you — not the dealer — did routine maintenance. To deny a claim they must prove the specific work caused the specific defect. Use spec-compliant parts and fluids, and keep your receipts.
FTC on the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act · Full guide: dealer or DIY?
Ducati Monster SP maintenance FAQ
How much oil does the Ducati Monster SP take?
About 3.1 litres with a filter change — the manufacturer's with-filter figure, not the larger dry-rebuild number that circulates online. Confirm against your owner's manual.
What oil does the Ducati Monster SP need?
It calls for 15W-50, JASO MA2, API SN. A wet clutch means the JASO class matters — don't substitute an energy-conserving car oil.
What brake pads fit the Ducati Monster SP?
The front caliper (Brembo M4.30 monobloc 4-pot radial (Stylema family)) takes EBC shape FA447HH. Pads are resolved by caliper and year, not by model name, so verify your caliper before you order.
How often does the Ducati Monster SP need an oil change?
Every 9,000 miles or 24 months, whichever comes first, per the manufacturer's schedule. Shorten it after track days — used-oil analysis is the only rigorous answer to how much.