What have you bought for your Hyper?

[Hypermatt]

I have just got a Hyper into the workshop to use for a little while and i was wondering what the most popular upgrades are for it, you know what do you change straight away and whats worth buying.

Every bike has good and bad products made for it, so waht are the good ones from the guys in the know - you lot !!

Let me know its interesting and i would like to find some websites i can browse to see what i should getting.

For instance, having never owned a Ducati are open clutch covers a good idea or just a bit crazy, doesnt it damage the clutch to have it open to grit and road debris?

[Hypermatt]

Ooops! Here is the Hyper i got!

[jryden]

Don't take a picture of a Hyper and then put a BMW in the foreground, shame on you!

[joeR6]

I've been making my hyper more sport-touring friendly. So I guess I'll start:

Mods:
Ca Cycleworks 6.5gal tank
Sargent Seat
Fabbri Windscreen
Speedymoto Frame Sliders
Garmin Zumo 550
Some CF from Shift-tech

Next year I hope to upgrade the exhaust

[Quackzilla]

Termi Slip-on exhaust, ECU and airbox lid (sold slip-ons)
SC Project Slip on.
DP mirrors w/ turnsignals (sold)
cheapo bar-end mirrors mounted in-board
DP handguards
DP Comfort seat.
Turn signal relocation bracket fron 2-1 Termi's.
Evotech tidy tail
Pazzo levers
Renthal grips

[PKM]

Originally Posted by Hypermatt

are open clutch covers a good idea or just a bit crazy, doesnt it damage the clutch to have it open to grit and road debris?

Dry clutches get HOT and also generate clutch dust (just check out the inside of your closed OEM cover!). An open clutch cover helps both issues and (almost as important) let's the Ducati clutch rattle out for the world to hear (and constantly ask what's wrong with your bike . . .). The added bling of a nice open cover, aftermarket pressure plate/springs/caps doesn't hurt either. So not only is it not crazy, it's beneficial, and grit and road grime are minimal concern for a rapidly spinning open clutch ; -)

As for your more general question about favorite mods, you need only look at the thread titles to see what is popular. Basically, the common/popular/mainstream mods (IMHO) are (in addition to open clutch):
1) exhaust products (slip-ons, full systems, collector kits, ECU, etc.);
2) air box mods (open cover, pods, stacks, etc.);
3) aftermarket seat;
4) Ca. Cycleworks gas tank(s) - plural now ;- )
5) bars, mirrors, levers;
6) gearing - 14t front sprocket or larger rear sprocket;
7) aesthetic (CF, billet, custom paint/decal, levers, etc.).

joeR6 makes a good point, intended purpose and function should dictate. While joeR6 is touring, others are tracking and need aftermarket rearsets for added ground clearance, frame sliders, engine mods for better performance, etc. Just take a look at some of the droolworthy build threads, showcasing amazing vision/time/$$$.

As for products, most sites let you search by model, so I spend hours going to sites and literally reviewing every Hypermotard product offered (usually broken down by category). Believe it or not, it becomes a fairly limited universe when you really start looking, but I think there are great aftermarket products/support for such a relatively new model. See all the board sponsors (some give discounts), and google is your friend.

Whatever you do, enjoy it, and make it your own!

[nikkihyperr]

frame, forks, swingarm sliders first. hate to scratch up that nice red tube frame.

[NikMusolino]

Mi Favourite Mods have been Ducshop Velocity Stacks, STM Slipper Clutch, and Race Cams/ECU/Full Exhaust System. Steering Damper is good, too.

[disgo duc]

list of mods:

full carbon body work by magical,shift tech,illmberg,s&p,
pazzo levers
hyperpro dampner
rizoma rearsets,grips,resis,clutch cover and star pressure plate,signals
custom sargent seat
ncr corse exhaust
ncr big bore pistons,and ti valves
dp ecu,dp cams,
duc shop pods,lightned flywheel
power commander w custom mapping
hid lighting ddm tuning
twm quick fuel cap
lots of pro bolt ti hardware
spiegler brake lines
oberon slave cyl.
520 conv. driven, sprockets and quickchange adpt. mpl
mpl sprocket cover
rizoma and sm sliders
ohlins fork kit and all suspension revalved and set -up for weight springs changed

[Vdue]

'08S black:

Febur triple
Rizoma riser
Rizoma fluid tanks
Kellermann micro LED's front/rear
Suter slipper clutch
DP CF open clutch cover
STM clutch slave
Quat-D low mount exhaust, black coated, custom bracket
Header pipes black coated
PowerCommander III, dynoed
Air box open
Sprocks sprocket/chain
Febur sprocket carrier
Febur wheel nuts
Rearsets black power coated
Passenger sets removed
Rear suspension spring black powder coated
Tidy front and rear
Hawk license plate LED
Subframe black powder coated
STM frame plugs
No name mirror (not mirrors)
DP gel seat
Custom GPS mount

Next to come:
Electronic controlled chain oiler (during the last three days have not done anything else to sort out that puzzle, but now almost there, living room test run in progress :-)