Hypermotard 698

Nice meetup Sunday with Darren & crew at The Fountain, Ashurst. A good turnout.

 

Hey, same as mine lol, did you suss the wheelie assist out?

 

I love this bike

 

You access it from the quick menu along with Traction Control

 

Yes, but I don't trust it lol, do you just pin it and it stops it flipping?

 

You might wanna knock it back to ‘2’ in Sport mode then, just in case

 

Have you tested it out? I've got it on number 1 DWC in sport mode, full Termi with airbox lid and remap etc. I can wheelie without but just wanted to see if the assist actually works

 

Switch it on & try it. I have the full works too but enjoying the bike more on the twistys than the back wheel alone. It comes up easier than the 821 but I’m no wheelie merchant unlike your good self

 

So, it finally happened - and as luck would have it, I saw it!
A mate & myself were out hooning it on a Husky 701 & my 698 when we decided to swap machines. And later, 10 minutes into the ride was when I saw the 698 ‘toolbox’, fly off the bike & into the kerbside. Obviously, I returned to collect it. So it can happen people! Those 2 grommets aren’t really enough to stop it flapping in the wind. Unless they get replaced on a recall like the poppers at the rear of the seat did?

 

With the non-street-legal Termignoni exhaust and mapping, my Ducati 698 shines. Below 6000 RPM, it feels tame, but from 3,000 RPM, it’s a dream for city riding—perfect for lane-splitting with precise control. My KTM 890 SMT offers more low-end torque but demands more focus. The 698 can cruise relaxed, almost scooter-like, though you’ll need to work the clutch. Once you adapt, muscle memory takes over, and it feels effortless. I love its dual nature: a smooth scooter at low RPM, a ferocious beast at high RPM. This mono is easier to handle in the city than my parallel KTM twin.

 

I was referring to the comparison between the KTM 690 offering and the 698 in the YouTube clip?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335927415452

Now that is a bargain, I paid £1500 for mine!! And £250 to have it fitted!!

 

well it still has more than three days..

 

I’m curious, is the revised map for ‘race’ Termignoni on the 698 a download from Ducati and tied to the VIN like the Panigale and Akrapovic ? Andy

 

True, it could shoot up in the last few hours. I will be selling mine and putting it back to standard around this time next year as I'm going for a change next May

 

I got mine fitted at Ducati
Coventry and they installed the map in with the pipe and filter