It’s a ramble but a useful ramble. It’s helpful to hear all these reflections about a bike instead of the usual quick reviews with so much focus on the bike specs. It’s all about how it is to actually ride and how well it matches the riders desires. Thanks for the video and the beautiful views.
Thank you!!! I appreciate your reply immensely. This is how I view reviews as well. I thank you for checking my video out and leaving this nice comment. I appreciate it so much!
Ducati used to make a dedicated touring variant of the Hyper, called Hyperstrada, generally it was a Hypermotard, with a lower suspension, more comfortable seat, a small screen, center stand and two soft side panniers. I was influenced by that bike how I modded my Aprilia Shiver. If I had a bigger budget, I would have gotten a Hyperstrada, but sadly it wasn't and it isn't the case right now, that being said, I love my Shiver. As far as I know Hepco and Becker makes a set of soft panniers with rack and soft topbox for the current Hypermotard, which you might find interesting if you want to tour more with your Hyper. Generally myself I really like the middle weight adventure bikes, I my mind knows that I could not use the off road capabilities of for example the Ducati Desert X, but I really love the idea of the versatility. In any case, the Shiver can do pretty much everything I want it to do, riding on a forest service road stays a dream for now.
