Ducati Hypermotard Motorcycle

The Ducati Hypermotard is a Ducati motorcycle designed by Pierre Terblanche and was first seen at the November 2005 EICMA trade show in Milan. The Ducati Hypermotard was awarded "Best of Show" at EICMA and has since won other show awards. The Hypermotard has a 90hp, 1078cc Dual Spark 'Desmo' aired-cooled L-Twin engine, weighs approx. 180 kg (396 lb) and is capable of speeds in the region of 200km/h or 125mph. Despite the large capacity engine, it is essentially a bike made for having fun at speeds of up to around 80mph; the upright riding position of such 'Supermoto' motorcycles makes speeds of 100mph+ difficult for the rider, mainly due to the lack of protection from wind blast.

The rigidly triangulated Trellis frame wears 50mm Marzocchi R.A.C./ 48mm Kayaba upside-down forks, and has a Sachs/ Öhlins remote reservoir shock attached to a strong, single-sided swing arm. The Marchesini racing wheels wear dual radially mounted Brembo four-piston, two-pad brake calipers matched with 305mm discs up front, with 245mm discs and two-piston calipers at the rear. In the UK, the Hypermotard 1100 is currently GBP£8,750 while the Hypermotard 1100S is GBP£9,995. The U.S. MSRP of the 1100 is US$11,995 and the 'S' is US$14,495.