Ducati Monster 821 versus Ducati Hyperstrada 939

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
Ducati

Ducati Monster 821

Naked
Ducati

Ducati Hyperstrada 939

Supermoto

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2014 bis 2020
Built von 2016 bis 2018
RRP 11.490 €
RRP
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Pros:
  • Chassis
  • Powerful motor
  • Brake
  • Service
Pros:
  • Extremely manoeuvrable
  • Sporty engine
  • Exclusive
Cons:
  • Pillion comfort
Cons:
  • Processing
  • Highway suitability

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.480 mm
Length :
2.154 mm Height : 1.061 mm
Seat :
785 mm
Weight :
213 kg
Wheelbase: 1.485 mm
Length :
2.100 mm Height : 860 mm
Seat :
810 mm
Weight :
201 kg

Engine

Motor design: V 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 821 ccm
Hub: 68 mm
Hole: 88 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 937 ccm
Hub: 68 mm
Hole: 94 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 225 km/h
Performance: 109 HP at 9.250 U/Min
Torque: 87 NM bei 7.750 U/Min
Tank contents: 18 Litre
Maximum speed: 220 km/h
Performance: 110 HP at 9.000 U/Min
Torque: 95 NM bei 7.500 U/Min
Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption:
5 l
Reach:
307 km

Chassis

Frame type:
Lattice tube (steel)
Rear suspension:
Mono-featherleg
Frame type:
Lattice tube (steel)
Front suspension:
43mm upside-down fork (travel 130 mm)
Rear suspension:
Mono strut (travel 130 mm)
Rear suspension:
Single-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: Pirelli Scorpion Trail, 120/70 ZR17
Rear tyres: Pirelli Scorpion Trail, 180/55 ZR17

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc Rear brake
Disk
Front brake
Double disc ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Disc ( 245 mm)

Expensive, but good

All peace, joy and flourishing landscapes? Except for the moment of setting up in curves and the feeling that it could get a bit hot in the summer thanks to the curvature on the right knee, there is one more point. The bags of the monster buyer should be deep and well filled, because on the price tag are 11,200 euros. This is cheap, but only in monster circles. A performance-comparable Kawasaki Z 900 costs 9,596 euros, 9,099 euros the Yamaha MT-09.

At this point, the objectivity of the tester begins to get thin. I would take the Duc and console myself with the fact that it saves 6,290 euros compared to the 1200s. That's nonsense, I know. But it's almost as stupid as motorcycling at all.
Gorgeous.

The test bike was provided to us by Ducati Hamburg.

Price / Availability / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: 11.200€
  • Used (3 years old): 8,000€
  • Years of construction: since 2014
  • Availability: good
  • Colours: red, special model Stealth: matt black

Conclusion - is the compromise successful?

Yes. In fact, the compromise succeeds in making one of the most nimble motorcycles a touring motorcycle without limiting its core competencies. The second part of the movement, however, is the far more important one, because the hyperstrada is by no means to be confused with a tourer. Despite the disc, the wind shield is severely restricted, the top speed of 220 km/h is pure theory. You can do it, but after a short time the ideal cruising speed changes at 130 km/h. The path here is not the destination, but the reasonably well survived test to the next mountain pass.
The Hyperstrada is an everyday fun bike, with which you can stay away from home longer and get a murder fun.
She is a Ducati through and through. On the positive side, the faster it goes, the better the Ducati will work. But especially then. If you are looking for a motorbike for the comfortable lap in between, you should make an enamoured dealer of another brand.
Negatively, the burden and dignity of being a real Ducati means a quality of workmanship that can only be called below average and some incomprehensible decisions. So the suitcases are not waterproof. Ducati knows this, and attaches two waterproof bags, which works, but is just a fumble.
Ducati has been owned by Audi's quality fanatics since 2012. Dear Audianer: Don't you even want to go to Italy for a short time? It's nice to be there, and by the way, you could make sure that screws don't rust after two years (!), that the plastic at the rear and the display (see picture gallery) are not faded out and slowly become blunt. The rear brake may not work permanently for some inexplicable reason - every two months it goes to the dealer, who then has to vent again.

Thank you. Would help me a lot.

Price/Availability/Colours/Years of Construction

  • For a four-year-old model you pay about 8500 euros.
  • Availability: from 2013 to 2017. The Duc is a rare model - there are rarely more than 20 for sale throughout Germany.
  • Colours: red, white, red-white, black