2019 DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 950 AND 950 SP
FIRST REVIEW
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ACTING
LIKE A
BOLOGNA'S
BAD-BOY
SUPERMOTO GETS
MORE POWER
AND TECH IN
THAT HARD-
HITTING STREET
STYLE
In 2008, Ducati set out to create
a bike with unprecedented attitude
and energy—for "hooligan riders,"
as the company line says—and thus,
the Hypermotard was born.
A BIT OF
BACKGROUND
Originally the Hyper used Ducati's
burly, air-cooled 1100cc power-
plant, which was, at that time, a
flagship of the street lineup. The
evolution toward the Hypermotard
939 took the bike toward a leaner,
more modern design, and also
arguably a little less focused. With
the introduction of the windshielded
and saddlebagged Hyperstrada,
Ducati aimed to show that the
Hyper platform could be practical.
And it was, but some argued that it
was losing the purity of a hooligan
bloodline. In 2019, the third genera-
W
hether it's a pet, a family
member, or a motorcycle,
"hyper" isn't something
you usually want. But Ducati tends
to focus on extremes and at least
partly for that reason the lightest
and the fastest (not to mention the
reddest) bikes on the road have
often come from Bologna.
You want
wheelies,
do ya? The
Hypermotard
is the boss
right here.
