RIDE REVIEW I DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 950 SP
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shared with the base model.
The motor is the same as well,
Ducati using their tried and true
937cc L-twin Desmo that's also
found in the Monster that de-
buted earlier last year. The com-
pany claims 114 horsepower and
71 lb-ft of torque pushing 440
pounds of ready-to-ride weight
with a full 3.8 gallons of gas.
But the story of the Hyper, in-
deed its personality, is not found
in the engine or tech specs. It's
in the chassis, where the dirt-
bike ethos of a motorcycle aimed
squarely at your local canyon
come to light.
With a stupidly tall seat height
of 35 inches and a short 4.1
inches of trail, the Hypermotard
is unlike any motorcycle with a
license plate. The seat on the
SP is also different to the base
model, it being swiped from the
limited-edition Hypermotard RVE
and thus the feeling is one of
sitting on a flat piece of wood
There are very few
production motorcycles
that'll keep up with a
Hypermotard in terms
of turn speed.
