And if you want a little bit more, there’s also the uprated S version with improved Ohlins suspension and quickshifter, for around £1500 more. It’s brisk and characterful, sweet handling yet practical, sporty and yet still comfortable – and more than anything, affordable.
The result, unless you’re a track day fiend or racer, is actually probably all the Ducati sports bike you ever need. It’s powered by a retuned, 113bhp version of the 937cc V-twin from the Hypermotard fitted in a chassis that, while typical Ducati quality, is also more upright and unintimidating than the Bologna firm’s more hard-core sportsters.
The SuperSport was introduced in 2017 as a real-world, road sports machine and also as the cheapest sports bike in Ducati’s line up. OK, a 12 grand Ducati may be stretching the definition of ‘budget bike’ somewhat, but as the SuperSport is intended as an introductory bike to Ducati sports machines - rather than sportsbikes, per se - we still thought it worth a mention here.
