Is Ducati developing a liquid-cooled Hypermotard?

[Greg]

Me thinks http://www.ducati.net/ has a typo in their write up on the Hypermotard SP

"A raised set-up, forged Marchesini rims, fully adjustable suspensions with an ultralight Marzocchi aluminium yoke and Öhlins rear shock absorber for an extraordinary dry weight of 1377 lbs."

That would indeed be an extraordinary dry weight  

[duccarlos]

Extraordinary in a bad way.

[Raux]

The Hyperstrada is $6,000 LESS than the Multistrada Touring!

I'm going to have to test ride it, but I think I found my next bike.

[Anchorism]

The Hyperstrada is $6,000 LESS than the Multistrada Touring!

I'm going to have to test ride it, but I think I found my next bike.

I think im sitting in the same boat.  I really wanted to go with a mutli next but my bank account is saying ouch lol.

[brad black]

With those bore/stroke numbers... doesn't that mean something regarding torque?
Which by the way is quite good and at your disposal at 5,750 rpm.

i'm yet to see anything that convinces me that bore and stroke relationships have anything more than a very, very minor influence on torque and power characteristics all other things being equal.

you can tune anything for midrange.  which, compared to a 1080cc motor in a lighter bike, it will be lacking.

it's a small mts for those who don't want an mts.  which i can understand, i wouldn't want one either mainly due to the 1200 motor.  the rest of it's ok, if not a bit big.

[Raux]

i'm yet to see anything that convinces me that bore and stroke relationships have anything more than a very, very minor influence on torque and power characteristics all other things being equal.

you can tune anything for midrange.  which, compared to a 1080cc motor in a lighter bike, it will be lacking.

it's a small mts for those who don't want an mts.  which i can understand, i wouldn't want one either mainly due to the 1200 motor.  the rest of it's ok, if not a bit big.

I feel the same way about the GS1200 vs the GS800. the 1200 is WAY too big

[duccarlos]

I feel the same way about the GS1200 vs the GS800. the 1200 is WAY too big

And yet people with tons of money buy them. The 1200 is just too heavy for proper offroad stuff, even though it can handle just about everything. Picking that thing up from the dirt is a PITA. Most people use it for touring, which is an overkill.

Anyway, I would consider the Ape Dorsoduro

http://www.apriliausa.com/en-US/Model/20588/DORSODURO+750/Overview.aspx

[jerryz]

production  of These new 820 series are being ramped up in new thailand right now  they are not built in italy , my mate fredo has already ordered new Hyperstrada for delivery February in pattaya ,

the bikes have cable clutch not ,

[Raux]

wait, what?
the bikes are built in Thailand?

[stopintime]

I don't have the statistics, but this is the first year (?) in a long time a Ducati wasn't voted the most beautiful bike at EICMA. The Rivale won.



Off topic: F1 Austin today. WOW - what a circuit

[hillbillypolack]

I don't have the statistics, but this is the first year (?) in a long time a Ducati wasn't voted the most beautiful bike at EICMA. The Rivale won.

Small wonder.  That thing is flippin UGLY.  And that's coming from a BMW owner.

[Moronic]

it's a small mts for those who don't want an mts.  which i can understand, i wouldn't want one either mainly due to the 1200 motor.  the rest of it's ok, if not a bit big.

Brad, OT I know but what have you got against the 1200 MTS motor? Are you leery of the corroding heads etc or was it that you don't like the feel from the 11 deg overlap etc?

[Raux]

it's the 1200cc insurance quotes that kill me.

that's one of the reasons I went with the M696 vs HM1100 back in '08

[jerryz]

wait, what?
the bikes are built in Thailand?

yep at the Amata Nakorn factory alongside Monster 795 and Diavels  factory opened 1 year ago has a lot of room for expansion .
triumph also have 3 factories in thailand ,
BMW will have one next year , even HD are looking into it
Kawasaki and honda building some big motorcycles here too more manufactures will follow in next couple of years , including Showa, ohlins , and other parts suppliers .

[freeclimbmtb]

Sorry to dig up the grave on this one, but I'm thinking my next bike will be either this or the F800GS.  (Im WAYYYYY too short to ride the MTS or the R1200GS...)

And my personal take on the looks...I'd brag to my friends about every bike in the lineup.  Except the Diavel.  I STILL can't figure out how that snuck out of the concept book...

All I can think of with that bike: