2017 DUCATI SUPERSPORT AND SUPERSPORT S
RACE TEST
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certainly succeeded in making
a visually stunning machine, so
much so the SuperSport was
voted most beautiful machine at
EICMA in 2016.
The chance to sample the
SuperSport S came at the stop/
start 2.76-mile circuit of Mon-
teblanco, located about a half
hour's drive west of Spain's
glorious, ancient city of Seville.
We would also sample the base
model SuperSport in the hills sur-
rounding the circuit a little later in
the afternoon—a ride that proved
you didn't need to fork out an ex-
tra two grand to enjoy the Super-
Sport life if you didn't want to.
Part of the design ethos of
the SuperSport S was that it
had to be competent around a
racetrack. After all, it is a Ducati
with a fairing so racetrack ability
has always been a priority, and
the new SuperSport S delivers
in spades. It's a more sedate
track experience due to not only
the 113 horsepower motor but
also the ride position. Ducati's
tall clip-on bars, mounted atop
the top triple clamp rather than
beneath, give close to a naked-
bike riding position and allows
the rider to really hustle the little
Two-level
adjustable
screen is easy
to use and
surprisingly
effective.
