Today I’m riding… the Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono. Beast or beauty? #Ducati #Hypermotard698Mono

[TGXTREME]

Just demo-ed one. Seat was incredibly hard, dash is as plain as a drz400, really didn’t feel the HP/TQ because it wouldn’t pull the wheel up on power alone, shifting was smooth, it would do 80 in 4th with 2 more gears so highway cruising is doable. It felt pretty stable and overall I thought it was “fine” but I certainly didn’t fall in love. They did have a 10k OTD special which made it intriguing for sure, but I think I still would lean 450RL EXCEPT the oil change interval here is better. So Africa twin is my next demo.

[NoName-cyh]

The Scariest thing on a Ducati is the maintenance bill.

[mohdfarazkhan]

Is this bike OK for a person 5’7” high ?

[dwightblackman]

So a novice Rider or someone fairly knew could get one of these ???

[MyWifesBoyfriend-ppkq]

This bike looks awesome IRL and on paper, but having ridden it, I’ll stick with the KTM/Husky.

[ChrisSauer-oeve]

Hard pass!
For that kind of money I’ll stick with the MT-09sp and low maintenance cost 😎✌️