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

[@madrat5176]

It’s not Ducati’s first single cylinder bike, it’s just been awhile

[@davidcolin6519]

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.

[@K777John]

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

[@ManAndMachine23]

Best review and information on KZbin on the 698 so far two thumbs up guys thank you!!

[@AshWalters-p9c]

Love it ,Ash

[@chrisrobinson79]

Fantastic review. 😎😎😎

[@Imotopilot]

Great review. I'm intrigued.

[@pmr01]

no mention of ktm at all or are my cloth ears not working?

[@BrewsAndBraaps]

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

[@pmr01]

@@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?

[@BrewsAndBraaps]

@@pmr01 have a great day!

[@pmr01]

@@BrewsAndBraaps you too.

[@JC-lk3oy]

​@@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.

[@deeerickson1099]

Did he say tubeless trellis frame? Among others, spellcheck??

[@gad1715]

what is that cable on its front end?

[@bmwm3man]

Brake line

[@gad1715]

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

[@Juuul89]

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

[@Ramon51650]

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

[@davidmallia628]

But is it a good bike for a novice, wanting to change up from a drz400sm, basic riding skills, on and off road, with dual sport, and touring bikes, ranging from 25bhp to 136 bhp.

[@matthewbrown7659]

2:08 Ducati keeps claiming that, but technically the Honda CB300R revs to 10,500 RPM. They're not in the same league and even for a small displacement single Honda's 286cc engine is honestly a bit of a turd, but technically it's a single cylinder engine that revs higher than the Ducati.

[@JoseVazquez-nw9hi]

💪💪

[@BenRelle]

Didn even know fried brakes still existed. Perhaps I'm not longer the target demographic given these blokes are unaware of previous Ducati single cylinder bikes. RIP Fast Ronnie etc.

[@Bugside]

Weird no cradle frame and massive radiator

[@Stingraeee]

its not the highest rev on the market @ 10k rpm, here u can easily buy 150cc 4t engine with 11,5k rpm, even u bought 2t it'll be 13-15k rpm limit🤣

[@monkmoto1887]

The whole point of the Ducati hyperstrada was 2 cylinders. This is just boring. Why not get a ktm if you want a bike that’s guaranteed to break down?

[@markjenkins4882]

Love to know why you say ktm break down

[@monkmoto1887]

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

[@markjenkins4882]

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

[@MrAranhaman]

Another disgusting “.ordered” review.

[@Vascosalgueiro]

Não presiso de autódromo, tna RVE,

[@markjenkins4882]

My KTM 990 smr will destroy this ducati on handling braking and top end and its 14 years old ducati needs to pull up there socks

[@zix_zix_zix]

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

[@ManAndMachine23]

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

[@markjenkins4882]

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

[@MoreLikeYewTube]

@@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.