Launched in Malaysia is the 2024 Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono, with two model variants. The base model Supermotard is priced at RM 70,900 while the Hypermotard 698 Mono RVE retails at RM 77,900, with all pricing excluding road tax, insurance and registration. Coming with Ducati’s new Superquadro Mono single-cylinder, the power plant is effectively half a 1,285 cc Superquadro engine from the 1299 Panigale. Displacing 659 cc and producing a maximum power of 77.5 hp at 9,750 rpm with 64 Nm of torque at 8,000 rpm, the Superquadro Mono comes with desmodromic valve actuation and titanium intake valves, along with an oval section throttle with and under-throttle injector.
Adding the optional Ducati Performance
Termignoni racing exhaust raises the horsepower figure to 84.5 hp. As per all
modern day Ducatis, the Hypermotard 698 Mono comes with oil service intervals
at 15,000 km and valve clearance checks every 30,000 km. The electronics suit
on the Hyoermotard 698 Mono is comprehensive, coming with brand-new Cornering
ABS with Slide-by-Brake, Ducati Wheelie Control, Ducati Traction Control and
Engine Brake Control as standard. There are four riding modes – Sport, Road,
Urban and Wet – and three Engine, or power, modes, along with three wheelie
modes.
Ducati Performance software for Ducati
Wheelie Control is available as an option. This mod which can only be used with
the track only Ducati Performance Termignoni exhaust gives Wheelie Assist that
allows for prolonged wheelies, using engine torque to control the angle. Front
suspension is from Marzocchi, fully-adjustable while the rear is fitted with a
fully-adjustable Sachs monoshock and progressive linkage. As expected, Brembo
supplies the braking, with an M4.32 4-piston radial caliper in front acting on
a 330 mm brake disc with aluminium carrier to save weight while the rear wheel
gets a 240 mm disc. Differentiating the Hypermotard 698 Mono RVE is a Ducati
Quick Shift (DQS) Up/Down EVO as standard, also available as an extra cost
option on the base model. The RVE variant also comes with model specific
graphics.
With a curb weight of 151 kg without fuel,
the Hypermotard 698 Mono comes with cast alloy wheels fitted with Pirelli
Diablo Rosso IV tyres, measuring 120/70 ZR 17 at the front and 160/60 ZR 17 at
the rear. 12-litres of fuel is carried in the tank and seat height is set at
904 mm as standard, with the optional low seat lowers it to 889 mm while
combined with the lowering kit, lowered further to 849 mm.