Ducati’s hyped up Hypermotard 698 Mono - here’s our take... 

Yeah, that's what I was gonna say. In fact, Ducati were the ones who claimed to have the first "ton up two fifty". The fact that they only managed to get the ton by loading their ton up bike with a load of light weight and track bits really wasn't relevant. To be clear, Ducati were founded on single cylinder bikes. It was the V (or, according to them, L) twins which allowed them to survive when so many others fell under the weight of Japanese competition.

I just went out to the garage and checked that my 450RT desmo single still said DUCATI on the tank……😂

Why mention it? It’s dated and a dinosaur compared to the Ducati.

@@BrewsAndBraaps ah right...we are in the presence of great insight here ladies and gentleman...someone who has ridden them both extensively and is prepared to give subjective feedback to help us with our piles of savings..or another internet opinion?

@@pmr01 have a great day!

@@BrewsAndBraaps you too.

​@@BrewsAndBraaps I would mention it because it is the closest competitor, is within a few horsepower, has a bit more torque, and weighs about the same. Just because the tech package isn't the same doesn't mean it's not competitive.

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@@bmwm3man any performance gain from doing it that way , just curious.

@@gad1715 No,. it's a style thing, to make it look more like an MX/ competition supermoto bike.

It's where you hang your undies to dry after you soil them in the "Oh, shitte!!!" turn.

Love to know why you say ktm break down

@@markjenkins4882 it’s all they do. They make Harley look like Toyota

I have had six ktms never gad any trouble maybe I am just lucky 🍀

Wasn't that like 40kg heavier than the Mono though? We are talking about two different bikes.

That’s a whole different category of bike to cylinders about 100 pounds more weight, go back to the drawing board bud

My honda xr 650 is faster than that ducati and it's a super moto and a lot more fun my point is that ducati is like a moto crosser no top end its slow, end off so you get very bored very quickly I no this because I have had this experience people want power not this little tiny single cyclinder it's no fun unless your a very slow rider

@@markjenkins4882 that’s not a proper one on one comparison. You would have to put it up against the 950 SP to even be in the same ballpark. Easy to talk down when you’ve got such a massive gap in engine size.