I‘ve had the good fortune of being able to try out a Ducati Performance Racing Seat courtesy of the guys at Ducati City, plus the stock one obviously and a recently acquired very different type of seat – the Sargent sport seat. There are major differences between all three and I’m finding this out through trial and …
This is a laughable attempt at luggage for the amount of kaching spent and labour cost to get the rack installed. Laughable. But apart from a backpack it’s all I’ve got. History tells me that I get away for a four day ride, once a year. Experience tells me that doing 2000kms with a heavy backpack …
We were headed up the road toward Myrtleford, but first we were taking the scenic route and one of my favourite Alpine Roads, the Tawonga Gap road up to the top of Mt Beauty. It is seriously such a beautiful part of Australia to see on two wheels. A short trip to the top followed by a …
She is back from Ducati City in as good as new condition, with a few accessories in place and I think I am happy for now. Except those pipes, gotta do something about those pipes. Bits added: flip-out bar end mirrors are back for the uninterrupted view Sargent Sport seat is on and feeling pretty good …
There are three new models in the family, all featuring a new Testastretta 11°, L-Twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder, Desmodromic, liquid cooled power plant. The Hypermotard The Hypermotard SP and probably most interesting of all the Hyperstrada (we picked the name, they listened!). Hypermotard Hyperstrada Without much to go on, not enough caffeine and …
While we are at best weeks away from being able to throw a leg over one and possibly months away from being able to test ride one I thought I’d throw together a bit of a desktop review. Take it from a long term Hyper owner who has a love/hate relationship with his bike – a number …
Seriously these photos are embarrassing, and don’t do the bike any justice, but I was caught out without my proper camera and have to share what some serious coin will get you in a hand made Italian super-trick wild pony. Can you remember the first time you saw the Hypermotard? I can. It stopped me …