Hypermotard 796 now in stock.

Demo available soon, book your test ride.

The Ducati 796 Hypermotard has a lighter, lower chassis, and an all-new engine. 

The air-cooled two-valve v-twin, 81bhp engine borrows heavily from the 1100cc and the 695cc engines used elsewhere in Ducati's range.

Ducati describes the engine as smooth and flexible, hinting that the engine's character is softer than the more aggressive Hypermotard 1100. An APTC slipper clutch is fitted giving a lighter lever action, as well as preventing the rear wheel locking on fast down gear-changes. The clutch is a wet design, spinning the engine oil rather than the dry clutch fitted to many other Ducati Superbikes.

Press Release posted on Ducati's website 23rd September 2009

Ducati releases the first images of the Hypermotard 796, in advance of the international EICMA motorcycle show, Milan.

The Hypermotard family will expand for 2010 with the addition of the exciting new Hypermotard 796. Just as aggressively striking as the 1100, the new Hypermotard 796 features a lower seat height and brand new smooth and flexible engine to make it the perfect urban assault vehicle. Whether it's working the daily commute or attacking the open roads, the 796 will ride the common ground between manners and madness by mixing Ducati's unrivalled twin-cylinder power and sportbike heredity with the lightweight and minimalist supermotard concept.

The 796 weighs in at just 167kg (368lb), partly achieved by a lightweight engine, but also by continued chassis development that includes redesigned top and bottom fork clamps and an improved frame layout which eliminates almost all of the forged elements previously used with the 1100.

At 825mm (32.5in), the seat height of the 796 is a sure-footed 20mm (0.8in) lower than the 1100 and, when combined with the new engine's smooth power delivery, this Hypermotard inspires confidence however and wherever its ridden.

The completely new Ducati 796 engine, which conforms to Euro 3 regulations, produces 81hp (59.6kW) of power and 55.7lb-ft (7.7kgm) of torque with the smooth and economic rideability expected from all Desmodue L-Twins.

The bike is equipped by an APTC 'wet' clutch to give a 'slipper' type action that prevents destabilization of the rear-end during aggressive down-shifting and also gives the extra benefit of a super-light feel at the lever, a great benefit in stop-start city traffic or during longer journeys.

The new 796 comes in an urban-style Dark finish with matte black tank and beak section, black frame and black wheels or, alternatively, matte white tank with contrasting matte black beak, black frame and black wheels. For the purists, an 1100 look-alike red tank with matching beak section, red frame and black wheels gives the 796 a traditional livery.