The Hypermotard concept created an innovative segment that bridged the gap between hyper-sports bikes and supermotards. In essence, it took the high speed handling and smooth engine from a hyper-sport bike and combined it with the aggressive styling, lightweight minimalism and slow corner precision of a supermotard.
The result is an easy to handle motorcycle with unbelievable agility, incredibly sure-footed handing and a flexible engine that deals with city traffic just as easily as a spirited ride through the winding mountain roads.
The 796 engine is a completely brand new, lightweight Desmodue power unit designed to provide the torquey, smooth and enjoyable character famous of all Desmodromic L-Twins.
The 2-1-2 catalytic exhaust system uses an efficient pre-silencer configuration with twin lambda probes providing finer fuel mapping and Euro3 conformity. The system’s lightweight and compact design is achieved by using 1mm thick tubing and terminates in Ducati’s trademark twin under-seat, black exhaust mufflers, stylishly contrasted with great looking aluminium end caps.
Twin 305mm semi-floating discs gripped by radially mounted 4-piston Brembo callipers provide powerful and progressive front-end braking with that all-important rider-friendly ‘feeling’, while the rear is equipped with a 245mm disc and 2-piston calliper, also by Brembo.
The orange back-lit display provides an extensive amount of data including speed, revs, time, oil temperature, battery voltage, A & B trips, fuel reserve trip and scheduled maintenance, while the warning lights illuminate for neutral, turn signals, high-beam, rev-limit, oil pressure and fuel reserve. In addition, it can list recorded lap times by using the high-beam flash button as a stopwatch.
The headlamp uses a highly compact lighting shape which blends with the single piece nose fairing and front fender moulding, while the rear light employs a specially designed strip of LEDs enhanced by a high diffusion lens shaped into the sleek lines of the tailpiece. The same LEDs are intensified under braking. The front directional indicators also employ the latest in LED technology for illumination, and are ingeniously integrated into the handguards which support the foldable rear view mirrors. The high intensity LED rear light assembly is moulded into a unique tailpiece positioned high behind the seat.
The challenge of maintaining a clean, racing look around the handlebar area, motivated the design of the folding mirror concept which is based on the handguards typically found on off-road bikes. Flipped out for high visibility street mode and easily folded in for a quick change to ‘Hypermode’, the mirror handguard assemblies also integrate the LED directional indicators for an even cleaner front-end.
Ducati Hypermotard 796 specification data:
Engine Type
L-Twin cylinder, 2 valve per cylinder Desmodromic, air cooled
Displacement
803cc
Bore x Stroke
88x66mm
Compression ratio
11:1
Power
81hp (59.6kW) @ 8000rpm
Torque
55.7lb-ft 7.7kgm @ 6250rpm
Fuel injection
Siemens electronic fuel injection, 45mm throttle body
Exhaust
Lightweight 2-1-2 system with catalytic converter with twin lambda probes
Transmission
Gearbox
6 speed
Ratio
1=32/13 2=30/18 3=28/21 4=26/23 5=22/22 6=24/26
Primary drive
Straight cut gears, Ratio 1.85:1
Final drive
Chain, Front sprocket 15, Rear sprocket 41
Clutch
APTC wet multiplate with hydraulic control
Emissions Standard
Euro 3 (Europe) – USA: follows the US Federal Regulation
Chassis Frame
Tubular steel Trellis frame
Wheelbase
1455mm (57.3in)
Rake
24°
Front suspension
Marzocchi 43mm usd forks
Front wheel travel
165mm (6.5in)
Front wheel
5-spoke in light alloy 3.50×17
Front Tyre
Pirelli Diablo Rosso 120/70 ZR17
Rear suspension
Progressive linkage with adjustable Sachs monoshock. Aluminium single-sided swingarm
Rear wheel travel
141mm (5.6in)
Rear wheel
5-spoke light alloy 5.50×17
Rear tyre
Pirelli Diablo Rosso 180/55 ZR17
Front brake
2 x 305mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo callipers 4-piston, 2-pad
Rear brake
245mm disc, 2-piston calliper
Fuel tank capacity
12.4l – 3.3 gallon (US)
Dry weight
167kg (366lb)
Instruments
Digital unit with displays for: Speedometer, rev counter, lap times, time, oil temp, battery voltage, A & B trips, fuel reserve trip, scheduled maintenance. Warning lights for: Neutral, turn signals, high-beam, rev-limit, oil pressure, fuel reserve. Plus: Immobilizer system
Body Colour (frame/wheel)
Red (red / black) – Matt white (racing black / black) – Matt black (racing black / black)
Versions
Dual seat
Seat height
825mm (32.5in)
