Is the 939 Hyperstrada the perfect bike ?

r3monkey · Aug 10, 2016

i am in yorkshire steve. Get a good 2 hour test ride (i got my 821 from leeds ducati in shipley.)

Then take it around the yorkshire dales ,around the Hawes/ Ribblehead area . That is where the bike is best suited. You are high enough to see over the dry stone walls,you will see how good the low down torque works on these roads and you can throw it around like you stole it once you figure out to sit forward and put your weight over the front end.
I have done 2 x 1800 mile Scottish outer coast trips of over 300 miles per day average with no problems. I just bought a cheap generic top box off eBay and bolted it to the back rack for some extra storage.
i tried the multistrada but found it to be a bit boring , it wasn't as chuckable and i tended just to leave it in top gear and bimble about on it rather than wring its neck in every gear like i do on the hyper.

Jokeshopbeard · Aug 10, 2016

r3monkey said:
i tried the multistrada but found it to be a bit boring , it wasn't as chuckable and i tended just to leave it in top gear and bimble about on it rather than wring its neck in every gear like i do on the hyper.

Well said.

B0oCho · Aug 11, 2016

I love the Hyperstrada for its refined engine. But the only thing that worries me about the bike is it surprisingly low ground clearance. Should be so on a touring motorcycle.

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stevebgt1 · Aug 18, 2016

r3monkey said:
i am in yorkshire steve. Get a good 2 hour test ride (i got my 821 from leeds ducati in shipley.)

Then take it around the yorkshire dales ,around the Hawes/ Ribblehead area . That is where the bike is best suited. You are high enough to see over the dry stone walls,you will see how good the low down torque works on these roads and you can throw it around like you stole it once you figure out to sit forward and put your weight over the front end.
I have done 2 x 1800 mile Scottish outer coast trips of over 300 miles per day average with no problems. I just bought a cheap generic top box off eBay and bolted it to the back rack for some extra storage.
i tried the multistrada but found it to be a bit boring , it wasn't as chuckable and i tended just to leave it in top gear and bimble about on it rather than wring its neck in every gear like i do on the hyper.

Hi mate, yes I am familiar with the riding position as I had one of the old air cooled hypermotards a few years back and also ride dirt bikes.
This aspect doesn't worry me. I am just concerned that I may feel it needs more power ?
I am back off my hols now, so I will try and get test ride sorted asap.
Thanks for the comments guys ..

Pabst · Sep 12, 2016

01101101 said:
It's a versatile bike but I wouldn't call it perfect. It's basically a rebadged 821 Hyperstrada with Euro 4 engine, so in terms of electronics and features it's more or less 2013 standard and looks and feels a little bit dated given the price hasn't changed.

I like my Hyper (821) a lot and never had any real problems so far, but I wouldn't be satisfied if it was my only bike. A few things I seriously dislike:

* Other (better) pannier bags won't fit, because Ducati has designed its own system for the Hyperstrada and (as far as I'm aware) there no side carrier racks available for this bike. The only alternatives are some soft panniers like Blaze. The stock panniers are ok as long as they work, but on a recent trip I bumped into something at low sped and one pannier got ripped off. The plastic hinge broke, a tiny part, and it's around $200 to replace.

* Terrible throttle response. Can be fixed with different sprockets, at the expense of acceleration, but feels like something Ducati could have done better.

* Front light is pretty weak. Again, can be fixed, but also feels like something Ducati could have done better.

* The two 12V sockets are both located in the worst possible places. At least one should be near the cockpit display.

Overall I like it as a fun commuting bike, and for overnight trips. But I feel like sooner or later I will upgrade to something more serious like a Multistrada or BMW GS.

These are nice. Google "HyperStrada 821 GIVI Trekker Bag Kit"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFzGJLEBJuw

01101101 · Sep 13, 2016

Pabst said:
These are nice. Google "HyperStrada 821 GIVI Trekker Bag Kit"

Thanks, I didn't know these before.

They look good, but seem crazy expensive. In the video it also looks like the back side of the pannier is plastic, like the stock pannier mounts, which likely has similar reliability issues when you bump into things. I could be wrong though.

I'm thinking of switching to a pair of soft bags from Andy Strapz here in AU. I checked them out in store recently and Andy thinks he could easily weld removable side brackets that fit the Hyperstrada.

Products - Andy Strapz

monocog007 · Sep 13, 2016

I've got some soft wolfman teton bags for panniers on mine. With a few small plates mounted in place of the old pannier brackets, these strap on nice and solid.

stevebgt1 · Nov 23, 2016

Well , I bought one ! [emoji13][emoji13]

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gatdammit · Nov 24, 2016

Regarding panniers, plenty of owners have fitted after-market options. Problem is, you take those off and you have this giant, ugly frame that looks like you should be transporting sheets of glass.

I love the stock bags because I only use the bags when I need them (which is often because I ride mine to work whenever possible). The luggage frame is very concealed when you take them off.

The stock bags could be made of a better material, but they look great new and hold a helmet. If they didn't hold a full-face helmet, I probably wouldn't have got the Strada at all.

zippy49 · Nov 25, 2016

Last July I rode my Strada to Laguna Seca to attend the WSBK races. It's a 400+ mile ride each way, 90% on two lane back roads. I could not think of a better bike to do it on, and I've owned more than 50. It's a 2013 with normal height, so cornering clearance is adequate.

My biggest complaint is that the suspension, even after the fork work, beats me to death on our concrete slab superhighways. We call it "freeway hop." There is still too much compression damping; some day I'll put better suspenders on it. But I don't have to ride "slab" (as the Harley guys call it) very often.

gatdammit · Nov 25, 2016

They laid all the major roadways in Norfolk, VA, with concrete slab. I don't know if it was cheaper than asphalt but it probably cost them more in the end. During cold winter months, water gets in the cracks, freezes, and the concrete literally explodes. Then they drive trucks along periodically and dump hot asphalt mix in the craters, leaving awful speed bumps everywhere because they don't even attempt to even them out. Concrete is a brutal surface to ride on, even in a car. My friends and family think I'm crazy when I get back to FL and just go on and on about the lovely highways.

zippy49 · Nov 27, 2016

I once drove the Ohio Turnpike towing a travel trailer (caravan to you Brits) for work; it was like that. Broken at each joint. I was on the way to the old Studebaker durability track with a new design; the prototype survived the test track but not that turnpike! Broke the sidewall right over the entry door.

Since it rarely freezes in SoCal, the slabs actually droop a bit in the center, plus the heavy trucks tend to offset the slabs edge-to-edge. Caltrans grinds them flat periodically, but they always go bad again.

stevebgt1 · Nov 27, 2016

A Civil Engineering Education ?
Love it ! [emoji12]

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oneman · Jan 1, 2017

Is seat height for the 939 Hyperstrada 850mm? Manual online says standard is 850mm with a low seat option at 830mm, but then some websites including official ducati report it as a very low 810mm. e.g. Ducati

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