Don't know if I am sad or not. Finally chopped the Duke in for a Triumph Street Triple R. So much easier to ride at every speed especially commuting. Just not quite as special as an Italian Thoroughbred.
Should have added came from a Monster. Back to back test rides with a monster at Cobb & Jagger. Dunno what Audi are doing to Ducati.
Yep the Ducatis never let me down once. Don't think they deserve the bad press. Bought my first one as a dream bike. Fell for the looks of the 916 & 996 with the sound of the dry clutch and Termis. But never fell in love. Hydrolic clutch is literaly a pain. For me the big V twin was an uncompromising brute unless you were giving it the beans. Give it a few years and I will be back. Did toy with the idea of a multistrada.