Ducati….do some research before naming your bikes.
 

http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2007/FamilyPage.jhtml?family=Hypermotard

Seriously. Hypermotard? Can anyone here say that with a straight face? Even thinking that name makes me giggle like a schoolgirl. Not only are you a Motard, You sir are a HYPER Motard!:D

Maybe in Italian it loosely translates to 'tremedous phallus'

Actually it's a play on "SuperMotard" which is a class of bike like mine.

Here's nice 'tard

http://www.maxmoto.co.uk/images/Apri...0Supermoto.jpg

Looks like a Motorcross bike with superbike tires

Lowered and monster brakes, a few other things...but yea it's a street legal MX bike and that's what makes it fantastic:D

Anyone that ever raced MX dreamed of riding it to work.

Nice 'tard. :cool:

That Aprilia doesn't look street legal. Is it?

That thing is BIKETARDED!

Not that one, but yes it's a street legal model.

How did that name evolve? (etymology)

I had always heard of that class as being supermoto, and the name supermotard used as a pejorative against the idiots that ride them.


(except Len, of course)

Here it is in street legal trim. FWIW, it's a 450 or 550 cc twin:D very cool/

http://www.motocorse.com/racingnews/..._2005/9554.jpg

Supermoto is the American name for the "sport" and in Europe it's "Supermotard".

Some of our euro buddies here can probably explain it.

"motard" is french for "biker"

but i agree , it sounds crappy in that combination

Man, tough crowd Lendaddy! Been riding your's much this spring/summer?

I do short fun runs on the weekends. There's a school by me that's empty on Sundays and full of "obstacles" to play on.

But no, my fat ass doesn't commute on it yet...much more weight to lose before I could handle that. I'm not a particularly proud man, but I look look like a gorilla on a tricycle right now:D

hyper motard is the monster for the new era...it is an amazing bike. i am trying to sell my 1000ss to ghet one now...going to the dealer unveil in 3 weeks for it.

I don't care how good or cool the bike is, I could never with a straight face say "I ride a Hyper Motard."

then you just don't get it...no harm no foul.

I am sure the bike is phenomenal. It's a Duc. But HyperMotard is freakin' funny.