EVER SINCE I LAID MY EYES ON THE first Hypermotard back in 2005, I just knew that it was going to be one crazy motorcycle to ride. Unfortunately, back then I was just a kid drooling over pictures of a menacing red supermoto. Fast forward to 17 years later and I finally got a chance to spend some time with the latest iteration of the motorcycle to see what the “HYPE” was all about. For this review, we have the “RVE” variant that sits between the standard and the top-of-the-line SP model.
Supermotos are a unique and rare breed of motorcycles. They perfectly blend the capabilities of a naked street-fighter and a motocross bike and the Hypermotard 950 is one of the rawest examples out there. The design language has remained similar through the years and this
