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2017 DUCATI SUPERSPORT AND SUPERSPORT S FIRST TEST P92 2017 DUCATI SUPERSPORT ($12,995) / SUPERSPORT S ($14,795) ENGINE: .... Liquid-cooled, Testastretta 11°, L-Twin cylinder, 8-valve, Desmodromic DISPLACEMENT: ............................................. 937cc BORE X STROKE:.................................94 x 67.5mm HORSEPOWER: .......113 hp @ 9000 rpm (claimed) TORQUE: ............. 71.3 lb-ft @ 6500 rpm (claimed) COMPRESSION RATIO: .................... 12.6:1 (± 0.5:1) FUEL SYSTEM: ............ Continental electronic fuel- injection system, 53mm Mikuni throttle bodies with full Ride-by-Wire. Three throttle modes. EXHAUST: ........................................................... 2-1-2 TRANSMISSION: ........................6-speed gearbox / quick-shifter-equipped on S model. CHASSIS: ...... Tubular steel Trellis frame attached to the cylinder heads FRONT SUSPENSION: ... 41mm Marzocchi forks, fully adjustable (base model) / 48mm Ohlins fork, fully adjustable; 5.12-in. wheel travel (both models) REAR SUSPENSION: ................Progressive linkage w/rebound and preload adjustable Sachs monoshock; aluminum single-sided swingarm / Progressive linkage w/fully adjustable Ohlins monoshock; aluminum single-sided swingarm; 5.67 in wheel travel (both machines) FRONT BRAKE: ....................................Twin 320mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Monobloc Brembo M4-32 calipers, 4-piston, radial pump w/ABS as standard REAR BRAKE: ...........Single 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper, ABS as standard FRONT TIRE: ......Pirelli Diablo Rosso III 120/70 ZR17 REAR TIRE: ...Pirelli Diablo Rosso III 180/55 ZR17 RAKE: .................................................................... 24° TRAIL: ..............................................................3.6 in. WHEELBASE: .................................................58.2 in. SEAT HEIGHT: ................................................32.1 in. FUEL CAPACITY: ........................................... 4.2 gal. CURB WEIGHT (claimed): ..........................463 lbs. COLOR: ......................... Ducati Red/Saturn Grey / Ducati Red/Star White Silk S P E C I F I C A T I O N S the track, but for road use I had no issues at all. Everything that's great about the bike on the track shines through on the road. The power is unintimidating but more than enough, and the chassis loves hunting apexes on mountain roads. It's comfortable, too. The seat might not be the ideal unit for the track but for the road, Ducati may have just struck the best compromise in real-world comfort and sporting capability for a faired bike. The curve of the seat angles the rider just for- ward from bolt upright, and the high-placed clip-on bars make for a supremely comfortable riding position. Eighty-five miles isn't much of a ride, but I could have knocked out another two of them before I started to get tired and sore. After a short road ride and three track sessions, the Su- perSport is, in my opinion, the sportbike we've been missing. It's more sport than touring and I'd sooner have one of these than a 959 Panigale any day if my riding consisted of commut- ing, canyon scratching and a couple of track days per year. It's more comfortable, it's got a good little engine on it, has the looks with that ultra-cool daytime running light and Panigale-esque design, and the electronics are smooth in their application, although I'd have liked a slightly more intuitive dash. The SuperSport and Super- Sport S are highly impressive machines. CN Touring pack for the base model gets you a set of saddlebags.