More Afternoon Moto News - Day of the Champion & Ducati Hypermotard

The "Day of the Champion" event held this past weekend at South Africa's Zwartkop Raceway turned into a perfect race day for all who attended. Steve Plater was on hand and was even launching a limited edition Honda of South Africa "Steve Plater" Fireblade (or CBR1000RR in the US) for sale in the African nation. For all the details and one nice photo, take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yacje6j

The new top-model Ducati Hypermotard has the designation EVO SP, while the standard model is now Hypermotard EVO. That is supposed to represent how much the new model has changed - evolved - with customer feedback and new techniques. They are very different from their forbear in many ways. It is a detailed review and one which you should read if you are planning on investing in one of these machines.

http://tinyurl.com/yfbuqn7

First Ride: 2010 Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO + EVO SP + Video

So, yes this is another post about the 2010 Hypermotard EVO, but this one also includes a bit about the Hypermotard EVO SP as well! Ducati made some serious improvements to the Hyper for 2010 which make it superior to previous versions of the beast. The new models have better ergonomics, smoother response, a little more power, and are a bit lighter. The real news here, in my opinion, is that this is a great deal closer to what should have been released in 2008. If only they would include a larger fuel tank...

http://tinyurl.com/yzt3nku

MCN (UK) on Hypermotard EVO SP: http://tinyurl.com/yht3ecg