Ducati Gives a Glimpse of the SuperSport at World Ducati Week

The World Ducati Week had close to 81,000 visitors this year and as is the practice, Ducati was to unveil two new models this year. The first one was the Ducati Panigale 1299 S Anniversario Edition. And the other model that only a few select enthusiasts were shown was the Ducati SuperSport.

The preview was a properly exclusive and a secretive affair with but someone managed to get off a couple of shots with a phone and thanks to motorcyclenews.com, we now have a computer-rendered image of the Ducati SuperSport. A little history here, the SuperSport series of Ducati motorcycles were there in the scene in the 60s and 70s and there hasn't been a single Ducati which has had 'SuperSport' attached to its name.

The first glimpse might lead you to believe that it is just a spin-off of the Panigale 1299. It definitely draws some inspiration from there but is based on a Ducati Monsterframe. Notice the trellis frame that peeks out of the fairing and the off-set monoshock, which belong to the Monster. As far as the engine is concerned, it will be a 937cc, twin-cylinder engine that produces 110bhp and is based on the HyperMotard's 939cc Testatretta engine.

Ducati will take the wraps off on this new motorcycle at the EICMA Motorcycle Show to be held later this year and from what we have gathered, there will be two models of the SuperSport on display, which will be the normal SuperSport and the SuperSport S that might be fitted with the engine of the Monster 1200. All of this is speculation at best, but come EICMA, and be ready to be surprised by Ducati for sure. We will update you with more information as and when we get it ourselves.