It's easy to flick between all the various modes and customise traction and ABS settings using the somple comtrols on the left bar. Urban mode gives a notably softer throttle response and power is cut to 75hp – useful for the rain, poor conditions and making smooth progress in the concrete jungle. Sport mode still delivers the full 113hp that Touring mode offers, but with a sharper throttle response that makes the SuperSport feel a bit more er… super and sporty – friskier. Although the traction light was constantly blinking any time I touched the throttle, it works unobtrusively and the engine never feels like it’s being unduly tempered by the software.įor the next session it was time to try Sport mode, with settings suited to the conditions (DTC 7 and ABS 2). I wasn’t sure the Ducati Safety Pack could prevent a knobber like me lobbing it down the track, even though the bike had Pirelli wets on.
During my first track session on the SuperSport S, the bike was Touring mode, with traction at level eight (the highest setting) and ABS on 3 (highest again). The engine is made all the more exploitable with Ducati’s refined electronics package.
