The 17″ alloy wheels hold Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tires, including a 180 section rear.īraking is provided by twin 320 mm front discs squeezed by radial-mount Brembo M4-32 four-piston calipers, and a two-piston caliper operating on a 245 mm disc in back.

The suspension on our standard SuperSport includes a fully-adjustable Marzocchi fork and a Sachs shock adjustable for spring preload and rebound damping. The Ducati “Safety Pack” includes cutting-edge Bosch ABS and traction control that work together with rider-selectable engine modes (Sport, Touring and Urban). Of course, you can add to that the typical character and refinement that comes from a modern liquid-cooled Ducati L-twin. This is not an “arm ripper” that will compete with superbikes on accelleration, but it is a grunty, flexible powertrain with more than enough performance for most street riders. Expect roughly 98 hp and 63 pound/feet at the rear wheel on a dyno.

The purpose of our long-term evaluation is to give our readers an understanding of this important member of the “comfortable sportbike” category, testing it both bone stock and with Ducati accessories (including luggage) for uses ranging from hardcore sport to light touring.Īs delivered, the Ducati Supersport is the essense of a “comfortable sportbike” with a 937cc Testastretta 11° engine that makes a claimed 110 hp at 9,000 rpm and 69 pound/feet of torque at 6,500 rpm.

Ducati supersport review