This is definitively the best Ducati I ever owned (and I owned a few :-)). Rode 10.000 km on it. Not one problem!!
This bike is so easy to ride. It's extremely stable. Leaning angles?? I have to buy new knee sliders every month. It's fast enough for me. It will never give you unpleasant supprises because of uncontrolable power. Because the bike is extremely strong (torque) too it's very easy for the average rider (like me) to pull out of corners unbeatably fast. And the sound.....I have a Termignoni racing kit on it and an open clutch cover.. It's a symphony (in red) although the basses are a bit less then in a 998.