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Inspired by the Ducati Supermono from the ‘90s, the one-off Ducati Hypermono is a custom attempt by New Jersey-based Cosentino Engineering.

The likes of L-twins and V4s have constituted a majority of the recent history of Ducati. However, there was a time when the Italian motorcycle major surprised everyone with its single-cylinder racing motorcycles. Dubbed Ducati Supermono, these single-cylinder fully-faired racing motorcycles designed by Pierre Terblanche paved the path of 916, one of the best Ducatis of all times.

Only 65 units of the Supermono came out between 1993 and 1995, making it one of the most elusive motorcycles from Ducati. Now, Cosentino Engineering from New Jersey has introduced a modern interpretation of the motorcycle – the one-off Ducati Hypermono, and we must agree that it looks terrific.

Led by Chris Cosentino, the engineering house from New Jersey spread over 4,000 square feet has developed the Ducati Hypermono using its 25 years of expertise in racetrack R&D. The motorcycle might look a lot like the Supermono. However, it is a ground-up motorcycle with a custom frame, suspension, and powertrain, and not to forget the 3D-printed tricolor bodywork.

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According to Chris Cosentino, the overall design of the Ducati Hypermono is a result of 25 years of experience he gained in the racing circuits. The expertise is visible in the highly aerodynamic design of the motorcycle, which makes the Hypermono look huge but clean.

The tricolor combination of white, red, and blue is different from the traditional red of Ducati Supermono. However, it makes the motorcycle look equally exotic as any other red-colored fully-faired racing motorcycle from Ducati. The massive-looking and rakish front fairing and floating-style tail section of the Hypermono make this motorcycle an attention magnet.

While the side covers and oil sump of the Hypermono are made of sand cast magnesium, the 62mm single exhaust has been fabricated using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) equipment. For designing the Ducati Hypermono, Cosentino Engineering took an external helping hand from Nick Graveley of ClayMoto, who gave his insights for the custom bodywork.

With the help of a 3D printer made specifically for this project, Chris is drafting a 3D print of this custom bodywork. With this printer, he is eyeing optimization of the shape of body panels, cooling ducts, and aerodynamic wings. He is also working on creating parts that can serve as patterns for carbon fiber touches.

To develop the single-cylinder engine of the Hypermono, Cosentino Engineering collaborated with Jamie Waters. The first step in developing the powertrain was making a new bottom end of the single-cylinder engine, engineered to fit the cylinder head of a Ducati Panigale 1199. The result was a 600cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine, which comes to life via an electric starter.

The large single-cylinder engine powering this custom Ducati Hypermono features a reverse rotation crankshaft and counter-balance shaft. Both these shafts are machined from 4340 alloy billet and come enclosed within billet aluminum crankcases. This tech-rich engine is assisted by a sophisticated electronics setup, with a Marelli REX-140 ECU as its core.

For those who don’t know, this data logger unit from Marelli was the official engine control unit for the Moto2 Championship motorcycle from Ducati between 2019-2021. In addition to this data logger unit, the Hypermono has a combined GPS and inertial measurement unit (IMU). Chris claims that the combination of the electronics from MotoGP level software.

Cosentino Engineering has focused keenly on the fabrication of the overall chassis of this one-off Ducati Hypermono. The engine sits within a custom 4130 steel tube, which gets lugs cast from 3D printed surrounds. The Hypermono gets a sporty linkage suspension with carefully engineered uprights, pivoted supporting arms, and a direct-acting Ohlins TTX mono-shock.

At the rear, the Hypermono gets a custom one-piece magnesium swing-arm cast by Yankee Casting. According to Chris, the mold used for making the magnesium swing-arm was 3D printed by Humtown. The motorcycle also gets adjustable chain idlers, five-spoke carbon fiber alloys from BST, and Brembo billet calipers with custom cast iron rotors from Braketech.

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For the Supermono, Ducati gave its best shot in single-cylinder engineering. To achieve the highest-possible power-to-weight ratio, Ducati used extensive carbon fiber pieces for the body panels, fuel tank, sub-frame, tail section, airbox, and even the housing for the instrument console.

Furthermore, the case covers and chain adjustment covers were made of magnesium. The horizontally-placed, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four-valve, 550cc single-cylinder engine of the Ducati Supermono had a dummy connecting rod, which acted as a second piston and aided the engine in reducing vibration levels.

The chassis comprised 42mm Ohlins inverted telescopic forks at the front, a cantilevered Ohlins DU241 mono-shock at the rear, three-spoke Marchesini magnesium wheels and Brembo brakes at both the ends and a Termignoni exhaust.

Sources: Cosentino Engineering Official Website and Instagram Page, Claymoto, Ducati

Hailing from India, Jeo has grown up dreaming about a red-colored Porsche 911. This fascination led him to study more about cars and their functionality in his automotive engineering days from the past. His passion for writing about cars directed him towards blogging, which he has been doing for almost a decade.