VOL. 53 ISSUE 26 JULY 6, 2016 P63
son. There's plenty of go in the
engine but it feels restrained
by a throttle that gives you too
much too quick in Sport mode,
and not enough in Touring or
Urban modes. Most riders will
just stick it in Sport mode and
leave it there, because Touring
and especially Urban make the
Ducati feel strangulated in com-
parison. The Yamaha has not
the problem of strangulation but
the throttle response in A mode
is too abrupt for smooth, slow-
speed riding. Stick in it B mode
and walk away, even in the wet.
Which is exactly what we did.
But where the Yamaha truly
shines over the Ducati in the
engine department is the access
to torque, which is essentially,
everywhere. The Ducati runs
out of puff at about 7000 rpm
but the Yamaha will just pull
Light on its feet,
the Yamaha is
simply better
in every riding
aspect.
