It’s always been about massive amounts of torque. I don’t know what it is but nothing else in life quite simply satisfies in the same way. Multistrada, Hypermotard, Diavel – torque, torque, torque. Oozing from everywhere. Being hooked on torque is an addiction, a demon lurking deep in your subconscious waiting to be unleashed. As …
I’ve had the opportunity to test the Monster LAMs 659 for a while as a commuter, then I was given the 796 to compare the two, by my mates at Ducat City Melbourne – lucky me! First thing I noticed was the throttle restrictor was missing from the LAMs 659 which only pulls a two thirds WOT, making you ride it …
Inever thought I’d like this bike. I expected to really dislike it, even though I am nuts about ducs, it would just be too small and underpowered and hideous to ride. All wrong. It’s got a great riding position even though I am a tall lanky bastard, and it’s a pretty short machine with a …
It’s short wheelbase and moderate rider lean angle make it feel tight and aggressive. It has oodles of lush twin power that just makes you wanna wind it on. It has the wet multiplate clutch so no Ducati clickety clack which makes it feel more controllable and maybe reserved compared with the Hyper. That lean …
The answer is no. Is there such a thing as a diesel Ducati? No. Do we want one? No. Have they made one? Yes. Confused? So was I trying to get to the bottom of it. Not much of a fashion label kinda guy I didn’t immediately think of a fashion company doing a branded …
So when I finally got around to getting the Hyper with all of its new found power on the Dyno I was hoping for exactly that. I wanted magic numbers and I wasn’t entirely disappointed. Dear Lord, thank you for this… The Hypermotard EVO SP 2012 is the pinnacle of the Hypermotard’s development. It may even …
Icome from the first generation of computer geeks and can remember programming BASIC on my Tandy TRS-80 when I was a wee lad, making 3D blocks pop out of the screen for no reason at all, but nowadays the Playstation hardly ever gets switched on, and casual games on the iPad or iPhone are more my style. …