DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 1100 (2009 - 2012) Review

Take a Hypermotard S or Evo add race cams/airbox/ecu mod/ slipper clutch and a full termi system and you release some lovely extra top end power and get the engine to breathe properly. Turns an already great bike into the ultimate road "weapon" Quicker even than KTM's 950SMR and that is a great bike. Apart from big long boring dual carriageways or motorways which are a bit of a pain (literally from wind blast) I have never found any other road bike/ sports bike to get anywhere near my Hyper. To show how good it is I have a Desmosedici parked in my garage with 6,000 miles on the clock and my Hyper now 22,000 plus miles... and not because I dont want to use the Desmo its because the Hyper is way more fun every single time. The ONLY gripe/ niggle I would have is the rather limited size of the fuel tank... On a spirited ride you can get range down to about 55/60 miles! Eek.... But IF you can refrain from caning the beast - hard I appreciate - you can get around 100 miles between fill ups... Best I done 104 before fuel reserve light came on and I am too chicken to want to push it so filled up at 110 miles with 0.6 litre left in the tank. Aforementioned engine mods actually make bike more fuel efficient/better mpg. I regularly take mine out scratching or to the coast - gel/ comfort seat great to avoid a sore arse! But perfectly OK for cruising around or looning around. Pirelli Diablo Supercorsas can even help get your elbows down but must admit I,m not brave/good enough to do a Scott Redding and try to get my helmet down as would probably end up in the nearest hedge! What on earth Ducati were thinking about by fitting boring 821 engine and ABS/ traction control etc is crazy. Not a bloody Supermoto any more. O.k for Gays and Girls I suppose. But not for "proper" hooligans! I spend all day doin wheelies and stoppies...proper fun. and I,m 56! Have owned dozens (possibly 100,s) of Bikes in my 40year plus biking history and I have owned my Hyper for 7 years and it is simply THE BEST BIKE I HAVE EVER OWNED! When I die please bury my Hyper S with me so I can raise hell - in hell.