Hey guys, I put another nice carbon fiber piece on the Hypermotard today. Here is a quick video of what I did and where I got it from.

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Hi guys, Paul here again with a new modification to the Ducati Hypermotard. While we are waiting on our new fork project, our good friends in Italy over at Star-Carbon sent us a tasty carbon fiber lower chain guard. Check it out!

This piece is made of 100% true carbon. The layers of woven carbon fiber are clear coated with epoxy resins for an excellent finish. It is also very resistant against U.V. rays.

All Star Carbon parts come pre-drilled to OEM specifications and are ready to to be installed.

Be sure to check out their website for more tasty carbon fiber accessories. We can’t wait to see what else they send us! Stay tuned for more updates.

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Hi guys! Paul here today with a nifty new modification on the Ducati Hypermotard. The good folks over at Weiser-Motorrad sent us a pair of their ultra bright ORANGE LED turn signal upgrades to replace the original bulb and reflector assembly.

These LED inserts not only enhance the look of your bike, but also give a brighter, safer and more noticeable light in all weather conditions.

The inserts are sold as a pair and can be installed on either the front or rear of your bike (please check their website here for the compatibility list). If you wish to install the units on both front and rear, please purchase two packets.

This kit is simple and easy to fit in minutes with no need for any modification to the existing wiring or housing. The existing molding remains on your bike and the LED unit replaces the inner chrome housing and bulb.

Check it out!

At $59.99, there really is nothing to stop you from upgrading the look of your stock turn signals. So head on over to Weiser-Motorrad and get yours today. They have applications for nearly all the motorcycles out there!

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Hi guys, Paul here with a new modification for the Ducati Hypermotard. As you guys may already know, our Hypermotard started its life out as a 1100 standard version. So, the forks that came with it from the factory are Marzocchi 50mm not-really-adjustable ones. They don’t look too pretty either.

So, today we are going to begin installation of the RAC USD 50mm aftermarket forks the good folks at Marzocchi sent to us. Check out part one of the video.

These forks not only look pretty sweet in all black, they are made of aluminum, have rebound compression external adjusters and weigh only 8.6 kg.

These also come with some optional features, if you pay more, such as magnesium caps and dropouts, and titanium springs.

Well, that’s it for this time.

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“Whenever there is a hard job to be done, I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it.” – Walter Chrysler

The oil change. Perhaps the easiest of the DIY jobs, though not necessarily the quickest to perform.

It took some cranking to loosen up the Hypermotard’s oil filter, which had apparently been torqued in well beyond specification (at least, that’s my story). By the time I worked it free you could see I’d actually crushed part of the casing in the struggle.

We had an oil trap set conveniently beneath the bike so I just dropped the filter in, then went ahead and unscrewed the oil plug. It took about twenty minutes for the oil to stop dripping out, after which I put the plug back in, put some oil around the seal of the new filter, put it in, and then poured in a solid 3.5 liters of new oil.

The Hypermotard owner’s guide recommends you run the bike for a couple minutes and then pour in another quarter-liter of oil, so that’s just what we did. Now all we need to do with the old oil is find a pristine estuary or wildlife preserve– er, Jiffy Lube– and our work here is done.

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