Surely consideration by a Ducati employed design individual of a supermoto version of the 450MX would be quickly knocked on the head by senior management as it would directly compete with the Hyper698, no? Also, as these are designed as competition bikes does anyone have any idea of service schedules? I’m assuming they are akin to other MX bikes, ie a complete engine rebuild every XX hours of running
If its anything like the Yam and KTM models its a piston every 20 ish hours but we as 'normal ' rider near double that . But the trouble ive seen in people changing a MX bike to a supermoto is the the gearbox and clutch always being the weak link which when you consider its going from loose soil to a basically fixed link of tarmac its not surprising. Its got alot more to deal with !!
There was or is a YouTuber who did a conversion from hours to miles for a KTM 500 exc-f, from memory the service intervals weren't crazy bad. If you bought one it's only really going to be a short blast down to the local bike meet and a short blast occasionally rather than a serious mile muncher like a Hyper can be. As you say there's not a chance that Ducati release a SM version of the MX in the same way that KTM haven't. Only Suzuki with the DRZ 400 have a off roader turned into a SM and that's a Dual Sport really not a MX bike.
Yerp - thats what my SXV is for....ripping about town and going to Bike Nights....350 miles (ish) til my oil change...
Too salty for me at the list price. Although the 390 looks interesting technical specifications | KTM United Kingdom
Looking at these a couple of weeks ago at Ducati Preston. Fantastic bit of kit. Love a road going version.
"Light revvy & fun!" I have to agree, mine is a close cousin of these and riding it is purely for grins. I was at the Potteries Motor Co yesterday and the lads there are very happy that the KTM episode is all resolved, parts supply back to normal, and looking to the future. They're a good bunch of blokes too.
