Ducati around the racetrack. The
seat is another interesting point
for the track due to its curvature.
It's clearly designed for road use
and on the track I had to move
myself onto what would be the
passenger seat to get a full tuck,
but during cornering it holds the
rider in place beautifully.
The Hypermotard-derived
engine has lots of user-friendly
torque down low off Monte-
blanco's many hairpins, but not
so much that you'd use some-
thing like third gear instead of
second. It fair rushes up the
rev range and produces quality
horsepower right until you hit
the soft-action limiter at 10,500
rpm. I found it was better to shift
about 500-1000 rpm earlier to
get the most out of the engine,
but a couple of lazy moments
where I hit the limiter didn't prove
too nut-cracking, as on many
other bikes.
You must be deliberate in your
gearshifts because a light shift
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This is the Supersport's
natural habitat: a
canyon road with a bar/
café at the end of it.
"Everything that's
great about the bike on
track shines through
on the road."
