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that a Hyper has to be one of them.
The longer suspension equals a taller seat, too.
A very tall seat, actually, at 35-inches high. Herein
lies a paradox of the Hypermotard, however, in
that it feels unnaturally light. It's 10 pounds heavier
than a Pangiale V4S, yet somehow it's not cum-
bersome or even heavy coming off the kickstand.
It also looks dense and small without seeming
cluttered with stuff. Some of this impression
surely had to do with the SP being stripped for
track duty (and having forged Marchesini wheels
standard), but climbing aboard the standard bike
for a jaunt into the mountains it was a similar story.
There's a more muffled and polite grumble from
the stock, twin exhaust tucked up under the 950's
tail. It still encourages a quick twist of the grip and
sends a nice bark out the pipes when goaded.
The seat is a little lower, at 34.2-inches, but it still
