JHP have just received thiers this week. The demo was going out yesterday as i was there. Its more supermotard than recent versions but still won't be a supermotard like the 698 is.
After waiting 20 years, and being a Forum member for 8 years, my order is in and parts are here already!
Order placed. Unfortunately, the accessories will arrive before the bike. Here’s my configuration along with plans to delete the hand guards with new bar end mirrors and reservoirs. I hope NRC or Evotech is busy working on tail tidy design. This will be my first Hyper. Current bikes are Multi V2S and M1000R. Looking forward to input from fellow owners on the forum.
I do like the look of these. I'm going to take a look at one at my dealer on Saturday, and see how it looks "in the flesh".
I rode one today while my Diavel was in for a service. Have to say I loved it. Really eager, willing engine, any revs, any gear. Bags of go, all the time, smooth throttle even though I never had it out of Race mode and it didn't feel overly focused or uncompromising. Just taut and plugged into the road without being too stiff or flighty. Dead easy to ride, felt much lighter than it really is, eye-popping brakes and far more comfortable than I expected with a spacious riding position and lots of legroom for my 6' frame. Seat becomes a bit of a plank after an hour or so, but no worse than your average naked these days. It's not the excruciating razorblade seat of old-school motards. Other than riding the length of the country on motorways or hauling loads of luggage I reckon you could use it as an everyday bike. I'm seriously tempted, but I'm also very fond of my Diavel and I can't have both. I would love to have one for the whole day so I could take over the twisty Pennine roads near where I live. It ought to be in its element in that environment provided the suspension doesn't kick you out of the seat over the bumps. It didn't feel like it would but I was riding over very small urban A roads. Couldn't see a fuel gauge or range indicator. As long as it's got a reasonable fuel range I reckon it would make a great all-rounder. My Diavel felt massive, heavy and very low-slung afterwards. And other than not having the immense shove at high speeds when you crack the throttle the Hyper didn't feel in any way lacking in comparison. I'm tempted to say I could live with it as an only bike (much cheaper running costs than a Desmo) but I'd have to ride one for longer than an hour to really judge. Great bike and definitely far more than a sunny day toy and a one-trick hooning pony.
Nice write up. I'm expecting the same, when I have a go on one. Was the one you rode, the normal Hyper, or the SP?
Normal base model Hyper. I'd have to try the SP as well before considering buying one but the base model was still mighty impressive. Edit: what the Hyper reminded me of was an updated version of my old KTM 990 SM. Same eager, rev-happy urgency and a very similar sound and character from the V2 engine but less vibey. Same sort of power figures too. I've always hankered after another 990 SM since selling mine ten years ago but I think the V2 Hyper is so close it would be the natural successor with no worries over spares availability, better service intervals and no need for setting up or fettling the usual KTM niggles before it felt fully sorted. It was spot-on straight out of the crate but with an almost identical KTM spirit. The KTM had an endearing rawness, where the Hyper is more refined, and it was completely analogue and mechanically fool-proof (once sorted) but the riding experience is very, very similar, and for a glorious B road scratcher which is where these bikes belong, praise doesn't get much higher than that.
Regarding fuel range…with a 3.3 gallon tank it will be lucky to get about a hundred miles but that is probably all my ass can take anyway.
Ducati claim 52 mpg which would give about 140 miles. I doubt you'll see that of it's ridden how it'll beg to be ridden. Possibly 120 miles to running on fumes for most people. That would be manageable IF it has an accurate fuel gauge. I had my Harley down to an indicated 5 miles remaining, The Rocket 3 and the Diavel have both seen 10 miles. Their gauges were pretty accurate and once the light came on you could rely on the figures. With a tank as small as the Hyper's I think it's a serious oversight if it hasn't got a decent fuel gauge and miles remaining counter.
Not the same bike I know, but Ducati fuel gauges seem to have a fair bit of reserve left, quite often get down to zero on my PP, it has 3.5 litres left after that. But when you test this and run out miles from a petrol station, please forget you read this.
On a bike with a small tank and no fuel gauge I think I'd strap a can to the seat and when the fuel light comes on ride it dry and record the miles. Yet another similarity between the V2 Hyper and the old KTM 990 Sms. No fuel gauge. How much fuel you had left in the KTM was hard to judge because they have a saddlebag tank. Sloshing doesn't give you much idea. The fuel light on my 990 came on once when I was miles up a forest gravel track above the Talybont reservoir in Wales. I had no idea how much fuel was left, nor what my consumption would be like riding in third gear or lower on a gravel trail. And I had no idea where the nearest petrol station was. It was an interesting ride back to civilisation.
