After several months of work the Hyper is finally done. From a poorly maintained and frankly neglected motor to a well running, rather sinister looking machine. The result is a bike that I really come to appreciate. I'm still not convinced by the overall appearance of a Hypermotard in general but it's handling and drivability compensates a lot. It very much likes to be chucked trough traffic and you tend to drive it like a regular bicycle. Except it has an engine... ... and this engine can't be ignored. At start-up it sounds as if a thunderstorm suddenly appeared somewhere in the distance. On the move the thunder seems to close in right behind you as the exhaust rumbles and thuds like nothing else. Combined with the rattle of the dry clutch the ride is very exuberant. But alas, it's time to let this beast go. The Hyper has to make room for something else, another project for next winter perhaps?
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