Is Ducati developing a liquid-cooled Hypermotard?

[Raux]

seeing that they developed the sf for the sole purpose of ensuring the monster line was pure air cooled.  doubt that's true

[teddy037.3]

From a design standpoint none of those are a simple change so they have to be different bikes

by 'strip it down' to go from current multistrada to potential new, watercooled hypermotard, I meant it as using the chassis/motor and building a new gen bike from there. not just nakedifying a bike can calling it something else.


sort of like how the hypermotard came about in the first place, picking at leftovers from the old multistrada 

[Greg]

So the Hypers and Monsters won't be sold next year.    Dealers will say a lot things because they want to sell the models on their sales floor.

Well you will note at the end of the quote they said "we will see..." so it sounds as if the dealer is even a bit sceptical of DNA

[wannabfast]

it would make sense to have 1 line of engines to use in all of their bikes, makes it easier to mass produce them if they dont have to have 5 different engine production lines, especially if you can do 3 just engines instead, although a smaller multi might be the direction to go, as the current one might appear very intimidating to the new riders who would go for say the honda nt700 or a bmw f800GS,

[ducatiz]

it is probably just a mule for testing engines.  engine mounts are the same on all the bikes, pretty much.

[TitanMonsterS4R]

http://ducati.kontain.com/ducachef/entries/89763/the_new_ducati_hyper_/#tracking=/email/friendUpdate

[sugarcrook]

I wonder how long before they release a 848 Panigale.

I'd be all over that.

[thought]

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ducati-hypermotard-848-spy-pict-exhaust/

A MTS/HYM hybrid makes sense imo

[stopintime]

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ducati-hypermotard-848-spy-pict-exhaust/

A MTS/HYM hybrid makes sense imo

It was mentioned by Ducati during the DOC President meetings pre WDW

[Raux]

A bit more interesting to me now.

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2012/07/not-another-ducati-spy-photo/#more-24884

[Raux]

[Triple J]

Well look at that...they made an ugly KTM 990 SMT!  

[Slide Panda]

Oh dear....

[muskrat]

Well look at that...they made an ugly KTM 990 SMT!  

now the question of the day is:  If the price difference is 2k between the full strada and the half strada which one would you choose?  Historically I don't see that Ducati makes the difference in price enough so that I would choose the smaller of the two....personally speaking that is.

[Slide Panda]

So wait - the lower one is a MTS848?

Ha! I said they should do that a couple years ago. Come for me for your lotto numbers