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DUCATI SUPERSPORT S

The first bike I got my grubby mitts on was the Ducati. On paper the sales pitch suggests a perfect blend of comfort and versatility without compromising sports ability, with 9,000-mile service intervals, luggage systems available, full Öhlins pogos front and rear, an Up/Down quickshifter, looks aping those of the range-topping Panigale and even the option to make it A2 licence friendly, the Supersport S seems to tick all the right boxes. In the flesh it is indeed a very good-looking bike, the single-sided swingarm, low-slung twin cans, visible trellis frame and gleaming gold suspenders instantly recognisable as a Ducati, and all

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