Just Bought one of these....

MSRP is 11,999+500 setup for the reg and $13,999 for the "s" version. Cost me $10,999 plus tax. They through in a free ducati track day too. Never have set foot on a paved track so it should be a cool experience. Price is Steep, but I felt it was worth it, quality on the italian bikes makes jap stuff look like chinese junk. Pretty much as trick as you can make it right off the floor. Dealer sold three hypermotards on the morning I bought mine. I really wish Suzuki would spin something off the SV motors like this. Aprillia has the dorsoduro which looks pretty sweet, but the dealers have no idea when they are getting here.

I never had an interest in the ducatis, just really liked the bike and thats why I bought it. Most ducati people seem like harley people in their snobiness.




All my buddies have race replicas, which you can find cheap. I just find them completely uncomfortable and pretty useless unless you are doing over 100. I have a plated 650r that I love, it is just a little too uncomfortable for long rides and daily commuting. Kind of started to feel down on power the more I road the pavement. It all could be fixed but I did not feel like it was worth dumping money into. Need something with a key, comfortable seat and electric start. Going to keep it and put dirt tires back on it so I can go tear up fire roads.


I originally was just going to weight for the new KTM 690's but there are few in the country and the dealers seem to be charging far too much. A little more and I could have the duc, which I felt was far better performance and looks wise.



Hypermotard feels about the same weight as the XR with ergo's very similar to my RM250. Feels like you are sitting right on top of the front wheel. probably about the same size too, amazing how small of a bike they can squezze an 1100 in. The KTM 990 sumo was parked next to it and that thing is a monster in size comparision.


Crazy torque to lift that front wheel too. I've never ridden another street v twin to compare it too, but the salesman was saying it hit as hard as the 1098's. I believe him. I think it has like 90 ftlb's of torque and 100 hp. Probably could out run a race replica in anything but a straight line.

don't hate.

Just because I get paid bi-weekly...