New season, new bike

I know.. AGAIN! I swapped out the bike, again! But the deal was way too good to pass and so is the bike. I mean, real manly bikes like the Bobber are all cool and all, but these light thumpers are just soooooo much more fun..
--
Instagram: / margusmoto
The bloke: MargusMoto
The bike: 2024 Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono "Maria"
The main camera: GoPro Hero11 Black

[@sverreskar557]

The automatic turn signal turned off after x angle I realized it after 900 km

[@MargusMoto]

All right. I will need to test it some more 👍

[@deadbrainsblo]

Ave Maria! ( I had to do that joke ^^ ) I really like this bike! If I had to change mine, I could go for one of those 😁 Enjoy your new toy mate 😉👍 C ya

[@MargusMoto]

Hail Mary indeed 😆 Can’t wait to unleash her full power!

[@deadbrainsblo]

@@MargusMoto Is it 1000km before first service ? I think It can be done easy in one week😉

[@MargusMoto]

@deadbrainsblo It’s 1000 indeed, and it would be doable in one week, but not in this cold weather..

[@deadbrainsblo]

@@MargusMoto Yep, I see I don't realise how cold the weather is where you live. Here temps are already between 10 and 20°C during the day ^^

[@MargusMoto]

@deadbrainsblo Yeah, I need to move over there.. We are still around 0 degrees. There was snow today. But there’s a chance it will be 3-4 degrees tomorrow so I’m planning to take the bike to work. 🤞😎

[@iSlanderEST]

Noice noice noice!!!!

[@MargusMoto]

There is no other feeling like riding a new bike home for the first time :P

[@Darkvisor]

pop a wheelie dude! =P Nice bike, how much different is it, for you, comparing with the 701? Very strange about the gear indicator being wrong. I've ridden many many new bikes now and never seen that problem before!

[@MargusMoto]

The gear indicator was not wrong, turned out I was looking at the odometer 😅 The feel is very similar to 701. I’d say that without riding those back to back it would be difficult to find too many differences. Or possibly on the racetrack it would be more noticeable. The 701 has more torque in the lower rev range and looses a bit of oomph in the higher revs. The Duc becomes alive after mid-range and then just takes off. Not that I have tested that yet though as I am limited to 6K revs during break-in period 🙄

[@hypermotardking]

Theres an Enduro version coming..?

[@MargusMoto]

I dearly hope so. Also it would make sense - why go against Austrian competition and not profit on their proven formula? But currently all I have is hope rather than any real information on this, unfortunately..

[@theodorstravels]

Heli on sellel küll meeldiv. Aga miks kaks summutit ühepütasele?

[@MargusMoto]

Kindlalt ei julge väita, aga ma pakuks, et pigem väljanägemise pärast. Katalüsaator on tagumiku all ja sealt lähevad torud lahku. Võib-olla on ka see, et kui oleks üks toru olnud, oleks pidanud kaks korda suurem toru olema. 🤷 Mulle isiklikult sümmeetria väga meeldib, seega visuaalselt ei häiri.

[@theodorstravels]

@@MargusMoto seda kindlasti, et visuaalselt töötab väga hästi. Lihtsalt väga tihti ei kiputa selliseid siiski funktsionaalseid asju üleliia külge keerama, et tootmiskulud üle võlli ei läheks.

[@MargusMoto]

@@theodorstravels Seda küll jah. Sellise saleda masina juures ongi sisuliselt kaks variant, kuidas katalüsaator ja lõoutorud lahendada, kas nii nagu KTM seda teeb ehk siis kat ja pütt ühes suures jurakas ühel küljel, või kat kuskil eraldi mootori lähedal. Mootori alla seda panna ei saa, sest sedalaadi tsiklil peab olema võimalikult palju kliitensit. Siis jääbki see tagaratta tagune, sealt aga juba ühe toru toomist kuidagi väga viisakalt ei lahenda. Aga no eks varsti saab näha, kui tulevad järelturu jupid. Siis raudselt tuleb ka ühe toruga variant.