BMW F 900 R versus Ducati SuperSport 950 S
BMW F 900 R
Naked
Ducati SuperSport 950 S
Sporttourer
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2019 bis 2024~
Built von 2021 bis 2024~
RRP 9.400 €
RRP 17.790 €
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Pros:
- Engine
- Basic price
- Comfort
Pros:
- excellent brakes
- extremely handy curve robber
- easily accessible
- real Duc sound
Cons:
- Windbreak
- Pillion comfort
Cons:
- large turning circle
- Heat generation on the right side
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.518 mm
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.478 mm
Length : 2.119 mm Height : 1.155 mm
Seat : 810 mm
Weight : 210 kg
Length : 2.119 mm Height : 1.155 mm
Seat : 810 mm
Weight : 210 kg
Engine
Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V2 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 937 ccm
Hub: 68 mm
Hole: 94 mm
Cooling: Flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 937 ccm
Hub: 68 mm
Hole: 94 mm
Cooling: Flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Maximum speed: 240 km/h
Performance: 110 HP at 9.000 U/Min
Torque: 93 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 270 km
Performance: 110 HP at 9.000 U/Min
Torque: 93 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 270 km
Chassis
Frame type:
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
Chrome-molybdenum tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Öhlins USD fork 48 mm (travel 130 mm) Rear suspension:
Öhlins mono strut adjustable in rebound, compression and preload (travel 144 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70-17
Rear tyres: 180/55-17
Chrome-molybdenum tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Öhlins USD fork 48 mm (travel 130 mm) Rear suspension:
Öhlins mono strut adjustable in rebound, compression and preload (travel 144 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70-17
Rear tyres: 180/55-17
Brakes
Front brake
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Front brake
Double disc, Brembo 4-piston monobloc calipers M4.32 (fixed), radially mounted (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Brembo 2-piston caliper P34E (∅ 245 mm)
Double disc, Brembo 4-piston monobloc calipers M4.32 (fixed), radially mounted (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Brembo 2-piston caliper P34E (∅ 245 mm)
Ideal for a sporty short trip
If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.
You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.
Conclusion - what sticks
Boy, what fun we had! Especially Volker, who wanted to check the windbreak on the motorway at just under 250 km/h, couldn't resist a "Uy, yes!". By the way, the windshield is adjustable, but not without tools. The windbreak is typically okay, but the helmet stays in the wind. As already said, the 950 is not a tourer.Okay, there are a few disadvantages such as e.B. the large turning circle or the warm air dissent on the right or the V2-typical load change reactions or the constant driving jerking, but a real Duc is just a small diva, which has to twitch a little at one point or another. And that's exactly what we love about the beautiful ones from Bologna, right? Awesome bike!
The test bike was provided to us by Ducati-Hamburg, where you can test drive many other, mostly red machines from Bella Italia in addition to the SuperSport.
