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For those of you who don't know MotorCycle News is a UK weekly motorcycling newspaper. It's been around for almost sixty year that I know of.
It's generally highly regarded and it's tests can be pretty much relied on. We are all individuals and so personal choice will always come in. They do have a Supersport S on ling term test.
In this weeks issue they review four bikes, Ducati Supersport S, Ducati 959 Panigale, Honda VFR800F and the highly regarded Kawasaki Z1000SX.
They took them on ride in Northern Italy, having collected the Supersport from the factory in Bologna.
The article title was "One for the Road". I'm not going to go too far into the content, it may well be posted on their website in the future, I'm not sure.
The sub heading is "Is Ducati's new Supersport the ultimate all round sportsbike? We pitch it against class-leading rivals to find out."
What they did make great point of was the heavy rain during the Spanish test days made it impossible to get a feel for the bike both on and off track. This on road only review was conducted in what looks like stunning weather.
I'll copy the MCN Verdict form the author Michael Neeves.
"It needed dry roads and three rivals to show its brilliance, but the new Supersport has captured our hearts.
The Ducati is comfortable for long distances, but not quite up there with a more opulent sports tourer like a Z1000SX, but it's not far off and on the flipside is more sportier and more fun.
It's sort of like a VFR800 in terms of its riding position and the way it looks, but the Supersport S is lighter, faster, more agile and is crammed with technology.
And it's every bit as fast as a race replica on the road, but with a more supple ride, less weight on your wrists and easier-to-access performance.
Take the comfort of the Z1000SX and the riding position of the VFR800F, mix it all together and add a dash of Panigale and you end up with the new Supersport. It's the sportsbike we've been waiting for all along. Better still, you can have one for a snip over £100 per month."
The result of the test (review) was at number one, was the Supersport S, at number two was the ZX1000SX at number four was the Panigale 959 and last the Honda VFR800F
The review was very positive for the Supersport, the Panigale was too track focused and not a lot of fun on public roads, heavy on the wrists and the stiff suspension and chassis meant the bike hopped about quite a bit.
Hope you all find that of interest?
Steve
It's generally highly regarded and it's tests can be pretty much relied on. We are all individuals and so personal choice will always come in. They do have a Supersport S on ling term test.
In this weeks issue they review four bikes, Ducati Supersport S, Ducati 959 Panigale, Honda VFR800F and the highly regarded Kawasaki Z1000SX.
They took them on ride in Northern Italy, having collected the Supersport from the factory in Bologna.
The article title was "One for the Road". I'm not going to go too far into the content, it may well be posted on their website in the future, I'm not sure.
The sub heading is "Is Ducati's new Supersport the ultimate all round sportsbike? We pitch it against class-leading rivals to find out."
What they did make great point of was the heavy rain during the Spanish test days made it impossible to get a feel for the bike both on and off track. This on road only review was conducted in what looks like stunning weather.
I'll copy the MCN Verdict form the author Michael Neeves.
"It needed dry roads and three rivals to show its brilliance, but the new Supersport has captured our hearts.
The Ducati is comfortable for long distances, but not quite up there with a more opulent sports tourer like a Z1000SX, but it's not far off and on the flipside is more sportier and more fun.
It's sort of like a VFR800 in terms of its riding position and the way it looks, but the Supersport S is lighter, faster, more agile and is crammed with technology.
And it's every bit as fast as a race replica on the road, but with a more supple ride, less weight on your wrists and easier-to-access performance.
Take the comfort of the Z1000SX and the riding position of the VFR800F, mix it all together and add a dash of Panigale and you end up with the new Supersport. It's the sportsbike we've been waiting for all along. Better still, you can have one for a snip over £100 per month."
The result of the test (review) was at number one, was the Supersport S, at number two was the ZX1000SX at number four was the Panigale 959 and last the Honda VFR800F
The review was very positive for the Supersport, the Panigale was too track focused and not a lot of fun on public roads, heavy on the wrists and the stiff suspension and chassis meant the bike hopped about quite a bit.
Hope you all find that of interest?
Steve
