Ducati Hypermotard 950 SP Review (2019)

See the review highlights following our trip to Gran Canaria for the International Press Launch of the Ducati Hypermotard 950 (and SP)
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[@raglanheuser1162]

im always struggling to decipher motorcyle reviews "the way it delivers the power is good....for a twin" "the brakes get the job done" "suspension feels pretty good for a bike this size" "build quality is good in most places" "decently user friendly" WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

[@Clonewars56]

"The bike has some faults, but we're not allowed to say anything because we'll lose ad revenue and we have to stick to the script they gave us"

[@JuanSanchez-op7fh]

I loved the edition of this video! Great!

[@paulcolburn1208]

To all you who say it’s too expensive I completely understand. But it’s a status symbol. It’s a little much to buy a Lamborghini if you just need four wheels and a seat. But your vehicle says something about you and your passion for Italian motorcycles.

[@michaelweston6083]

It's an amazing bike. Good mpg, great design and weight, and a fantastic top speed.

[@BadDirtRider]

I agree! Plus you only live once. Just go for it, no matter what bike it is.

[@patrickhd34]

Another great review. The SP looks amazing. For people who ask what's the point of the Hypermotards - well brillaint on twisty backroads and excellent in cities. So for me...live in London, so can use it around town and then get out of town quickly and rip around quieter roads. Strap a Kriega bag on the pillion seat and you have a lightweight tourer - but would add a small screen for that. I think it's the Ohlins that makes the real difference. I have ridden Ducatis back-to-back, one with standard, (but very good suspension) and the other with Ohlins. The Ohlins feels amazing, like semi-active suspension, but without all the electronics to go wrong. (Had a bike with semi-active suspension, which went wrong. Under warranty, luckily.) Only way to describe Ohins is firm & plush - a contradiction - but they manage to achieve it. On bumpy off camber British roads it just inspires huge confidence, you can really feel the tyres working and gripping.

[@r3yuk682]

Mr Hmm its expensive though

[@paponeable]

Mr Hmm Frankly I’m not sure what that these are “ real “ Ohlins...! Typically there not as, you surely know!

[@jackprior]

this vs smc 690 r @Mr Hmm?

[@ThePunisher1888]

I am in love 😍

[@supersaeb6574]

Nice review, Michael! (y) Greetings from Germany!

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Thanks very much, hope to see you this year on your home turf! Michael

[@theonlyredspecial]

Test rode one of these sp models last week. What a cracking bike. With a full £2k system on it sounds immense.

[@jadonwong2765]

Nice review, but maybe next time cut the music when you are riding and talking. Kinda distracts you away from the sweet sounding twin.

[@marcconroy9276]

its not a pissing contest to see whos exhaust is louder.. The Termi' is the way to go! built and designed around the ducati for decades and it looks like it belongs there!!

[@musamusa2961]

Thank God I will buy one for myself

[@patrickhd34]

Ok, so back to reality...the quickshifter upgrade on the standard model is approx £600, that's too much. Review is right, an 11k bike should have that as standard. The same upgrade on a Monster is £250. Plus the price difference between the two models should be no more than 1.5k, not 3k. So, might be an idea to wait a year and get a low mileage used or a demo bike for a lot less. Even at the end of the season should be able to get a new bike sitting in a dealership at a good discount. Got my Monster new from a dealer in October last year. It was sitting there and the colder weather was coming - £700 off - 3% APR finance deal. Really love it.

[@richardburns9772]

Why is the SP kitted with a Rizoma gas cap and Öhlins steering dampener fir this review when it won’t come stock like that?... or will it?!?!?

[@RideTheTrack]

Richard Burns nah it won’t. Thay bike was a demonstrator with all the (optional) ducati performance accessory catalog kit items thrown at it. That also includes the termi side mount single end can which is a race only full system exhaust

[@richardburns9772]

It looks sharp and the Hyper needs the damper, do you know if this kit will be made available for the 939 models?

[@jackyllhuy4978]

One question, why is the Hypermotard's seat taller than the Multistrada's seat

[@marcconroy9276]

two completely different bikes.. but i can tell you the SP Hypermotard is taller than the base model probably due to the upgraded suspension.. its a pain in the ass.. 821 model im talking about

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

really intrested in the SP version. (how ever I don't like the entiely look) but its expensive.

[@rennysharq5561]

That price is really2 cheap here

[@veruzvibes8500]

Nice bike

[@veruzvibes8500]

I come here to apologize for upload your video in my channel please can you remove copyright claim

[@ManofOneGod]

3:31 For SP.

[@quonston]

I’m sure others have already mentioned that the little beak is idiotic, but why? Why???

[@YA-ee9zf]

Is this a dual sport it looks like a dirt bike

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

That high price for both, the SP is way to high, and the big step up to the SP ruins both imo. Should be more like Triumph pricing with a fairly good well under 10K standard model. And for "only" 1-1.5k more you get all the good stuff of the SP. But doubt Ducati expect to sell many of these in the UK, so price for those who really, really want one,

[@gamwpanagia]

If Ducati made sense it wouldn't be Ducati

[@GarlandGay7]

But we want to keep it rare.

[@YA-ee9zf]

The price isn’t high most bikes with similar specs are about the same price have u been to dealers these days even Japanese Bikes are the same price if not more fz 09 was 12500 last time I checked on the base model

[@kalebmartinson]

Doesn't seem like a 4k difference to me

[@azzaboi1989]

A lot of people commenting on here clearly have not had a go on one.

[@BN1960]

Have to say that your videos stand out a mile from the usual single camera, mumbled audio, plodding down the A2345678 type junk "reviews" you get across YT. Nice one.

[@Pillokun]

198kg wet(ducati's way of specify the wet weight) is waaaaay too much still. They need the Hypermotard to be below the 190kg wet(kerb weight) mark not just a smudge below the 200kg mark.

[@jackwood8307]

When I first glanced at the title I thought it said Ducati Hemorrhoid!😂

[@arthurdehart2251]

Why that music??????

[@GarlandGay7]

Arthur de Hart Kurt wild velvet goldmine, you’ll like it

[@XA393GT]

Did you mean to say Marzocchi @ 1:01?

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Brownie points to you. Yes, I hang my head in shame. Sorry, Michael!

[@XA393GT]

@@bennettsbikesocial keep up the good work and greetings from Australia 👍

[@nihvl]

Ducati need to push the hypermotoard more this could be a great competitor for the KTM Duke 790 & super duke

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Nihal Price.

[@nihvl]

D.B. It’s a Ducati i admit they’re expensive especially the top spec version but they don’t fall under most of the people’s radar when they look for street fighter motorcycle which is a shame tbh they’re brilliant fun motorcycles

[@Apostolosmic]

A difference of €1200-1500 would make sense to me between standard and SP model. 3k+ for only 2kg difference, shiny forks and suspension and a color scheme? They even left unpainted the side fairings of the standard us it is a bike for the poor with a starting price of €13500!

[@AsRmNinemilli9]

How tall i gotta be for this ride

[@delaniocarroll6259]

AsRmNinemilli9 5'6 the least

[@GarlandGay7]

If u have to ask ur nuts are going to hurt. Wear support lol

[@RegisZaleman]

No mirrors on the sp? Ah ....just for track version guess

[@bennettsbikesocial]

That's right, just for the track part of the test. No registration plate either.

[@paulcolburn1208]

Regis Zaleman mine had mirrors but I removed them.

[@-DC-]

Ducati pricing is out of control vastly overpriced for what these are.

[@drfeelgood5870]

Don't know. You can buy a crf 450 rs for 10k. You get a lot with ducati.

[@ED-zf6db]

I strongly disagree. Have you ever been on one? I feel like that would immediately change your mind. Especially when you look a t the pricing of any new dirtbike, Harley, BMW.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

You can get a ton of bikes that offer WAY better value for money then these 2... which is why I’ve never bought one (despite really liking these bikes). So yeah agreed... very much over-priced.

[@AceBambam]

lol it's like asking why gucci is more overpriced than american blvd, go buy a crf

[@kaisuhina8024]

D.B. You cant get anything like this. Normal street bikes are nothing like this. And supermotos like 690 lack power and dont have nearly as much as this bike.

[@Altruistic00]

That lower oil cooler position is just begging to get smashed by kicked up rocks & stones and the leak... 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@larryhouse2767]

It's a Ducati. It's probably already leaking.

[@markopolo8348]

It's more like a commercial than a review

[@martinsowkowski8957]

maybe im a shit rider, i dont know, but I rode both this weekend, amazing really amazing, but I couldnt go any faster on the sp than on the 950.

[@khakimzhanmiras]

Martin Sowkowski same. I’m 6’1 200lbs and would take the standard over the sp for commuting. Just a bit easier to put a foot down and the suspension is a bit more plush.

[@Frank12310972]

On track the sp responds a bit better and also is easier to flick and adjust that's about it tbh

[@Davidkxf]

I suppose it will be a 1050 next year :(

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

If could deside. I would love them to have like 850 cc 185kg dry weight 120bhp

[@GarlandGay7]

Not a chance it will come out soon

[@spyantreas]

omg bikes are so cheap in the UK !!!!!! in Cyprus the same bike costs 5k extra

[@Real_MisterSir]

You are lucky. In Denmark it would cost 11k extra (total £22,000) for the standard version and the SP would be 16k extra (total £30,000). :'c

[@sz0163]

Mehh .. In Malaysia It Cost Over RM90,000 ( RM80,000 extra )

[@egovenari132]

In Norway the sp comes in at £22000 😟

[@Showmetheevidence-]

I’d rather just get a husky 701

[@Jellyrollrider]

I thought the same thing. The husky is cheaper, easier to maintain, better off-road, cheaper to fix and lighter. The Ducati would be much faster tho.

[@syarifhidayatulah5885]

Why that bike so expensive

[@GarlandGay7]

Syarif Hidayatulah ride One

[@mustafajoseph134]

What is the purpose of the Hypermotards?

[@Ze-Germanzuk]

Dank whoolies

[@RideTheTrack]

fun hooligan bike

[@Pillokun]

@@RideTheTrack get the mt09 instead.

[@sugarrfree]

Pillokun or mt10 same price range. Much more hp

[@Pillokun]

@@sugarrfree But mt10 feels much heavier especially when you do low speed maneuvers compared to both the mt09 and a hypermotard. But mt10 us the best choice if we talk about how sensible iption it is. It is a big naked inline4 an will keep it value better thar the other two.

[@mickmouse3513]

Stories of unreliability puts me right off, but i love the bike.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Jean Clifton people tell stories about the earth being flat too.

[@user-sq5dc6og6u]

I bought a hypermotard in thailand in 2014. It’s a beautiful bike and fun too. But from the first month i had problem with the starter. And it never stop. Electrical problem which they can’t find where it from. And i met so many others customers in the waiting room with the same problem. Beautiful bike BUT a bike you don’t trust is not fun. Sometime start. Sometime not.... i’am afraid to do long trip because the poor level of reliability of this bike. In 2014 i read that ducati were more reliable so i bought one. but it doesn’t. THIS IS NOT TRUE AT ALL. Don’t buy a bike you don’t trust! I had many honda and yamaha and never had problems. It’s the first and last Ducati bike i will buy. I want to resell it but in thailand it’s not easy. Specially with a seat bike so high and people want to give you peanuts to get it.

[@fyorbane]

This is a new bike compared to that old one you mentioned. Almost everything is changed /upgraded.

[@rebelrider5662]

Yamaha MT09 is the way to go

[@fyorbane]

No. Not with it's poor suspension. This thing will murder it on handling.

[@Underhills]

In the end all bikes are gunna be electric sounding like sewing machines. That's kinda sad.

[@elekkr]

Average rider will never be able to ride out the potential of that higher priced SP model . And 99% of riders are average or below the 1% left either has no money to buy or are pro riders . That way buyers are either just prestige with no actual use and sklizz . Look out for them posers they are also a danger factor getting carried away lacking abilityes. What else ? Oy yes ! From the optical perspective this bike now has lost its sex appeal starts to look to technical and boring . Ill stick with the 2018 model . And ride one until i can plenty of fun . When you have more money than brains and a huge ego buy this .

[@soupdragon1]

The Sp is well overpriced given the limited difference to the standard

[@adrianbedolla7939]

Forged aluminum wheels and Öhlins suspension is a pretty big difference in my opinion

[@soupdragon1]

@@adrianbedolla7939 Aye it is but is it £3200 worth of difference ,i should imagine the price difference between a standard set of wheels to a forged set cant be much so its just the Ohlins and the paint job really. Lovely bike but i would want the Termignoni on for that price. If i went for one definitely would be standard and spend the £3200 on exhaust and other options.

[@FireTwo]

14k for a bmx with an engine crazy! Rather have the £8500 790duke

[@paulcolburn1208]

FireTwo Owning a Ducati is like owning a Rolex. Sure you could buy an omega or luminox or even a grand Seiko or an expensive Timex and save some coin. But when people see you roll up on a Ducati they know that you have your swag down.

[@FireTwo]

Paul Colburn just don’t rock up with a Ducati scrambler yeah?

[@gamwpanagia]

Ktm yikes

[@fyorbane]

Too many issues with the 790 KTM. Corrosion and basic suspension let it down.

[@robertwalters8689]

Soooooo..... Get a FZ-07? Ok thanks

[@mr.braaptastic3794]

Hey, Rob! That's a fair comparison only on paper. Having owned both the FZ-07 as well currently a Gen 1 Hypermotard 1100S, the biggest weakness of the FZ was the budget suspension. Which even with aftermarket upgrades (race tech gold valves and fork springs, ohlins shock), was severely limited compared to the Hyper (stock suspension). If you are in the States, Gen 1& Gen 2 Hypers go for US$5~6K on the used market...which isn't too far off from the FZ. Highly recommend you to check it out if the opportunity presents itself~

[@1234bazzy]

14k for a 113bhp ducati. Ill stick with the mt09 sp for 9k and 115bhp. Ducati's are so over priced it is a joke. Plus I think it sounds horrible, the mt09 triple sounds so nice.

[@edelduin6585]

Music sucksss

[@MegaRich7]

A bike to be looked at not ridden. So awkward!. No doubt typical Ducati, totally overpriced and expensive to keep.

[@MX-Mug]

Richard Bautsch , I thought that, but I tried one and got it straight away, so I bought the 939sp, perfect riding position as I'm 6'2" it puts a huge smile on my face every ride, perfect for the A and B roads I ride in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire where you don't want to hang onto a sports bike but just blip between the bends, not expensive to run as belts are now 18,000 miles or five years, I was sceptical but now.....

[@kuhndj67]

Ducati's are not more expensive to maintain than other European brands (and some of the high strung Japanese bikes like the R1)... which is to say - not cheap but you should know what you're getting before buying.