RIDE REVIEW I 2021 DUCATI SUPERSPORT 950 S
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However, it was more at peace in the hillsides, touring up
and down the 937cc's torque curve while being ready for
whenever I decided to turn up the wick and get a little silly.
The good news is none of that has changed for 2021.
What you see before you may look a little different, but they
are mainly cosmetic changes to bring the SuperSport 950
(now with added 950 in the name)
into line with the Panigale line, which
changed considerably in 2018 with the
advent of the V4 motor.
As usual, there are two models avail-
able in the base SuperSport 950 and
the SuperSport 950 S, and, as usual,
I've gone for the top shelf item S model
to test because I'm a posh bastard.
There's not a lot of difference between
the two aside from the S's fully adjust-
able 48mm Ohlins fork and shock,
passenger seat cover and red tagging
on the wheel rims. For comparison,
the base model comes with a fully
adjustable 43mm Marzocchi fork and
a Showa shock that gets preload and
rebound damping adjustment.
Ducati has basically taken their old
Monster 821 steel trellis frame (not the
Front Frame model we tested back in
There are subtle
changes to the
SuperSport S,
but it is pretty
much the same
bike under the
skin as in 2017.
Red tags on the
wheels make
the S go faster.
It's true, we
swear it is.
