No worries at all about commuting on the SuperSport S. It has a nice clutch, too: soft and a progressive engagement. Sure, it still has some of that Ducati-esque lumpiness at low revs, but you can still ride it in slow traffic without being on the clutch the whole time. But Bike of the Year was all about saner speeds, and the SuperSport S genuinely left us gob smacked with its ability to get the job done – and with a lovely aesthetic punch to complete the package.įor a start, the smooth engine is an all-day type of mill, and not a ‘grumpy’ one that has to be ridden with absolute conviction. That’s why Ducati let journos loose on a race track at the Aussie launch – it knows the bike can also handle the extreme heat as well.
