The bike is well thought out. It is very suitable for real world riding. It offers a very comfortable riding position, engaging engine, and suspension while not adjustable is spot on for spirited real world riding. Probably not the best choice to take to the track, buy a 999. Nothing drags with very spirited street cornering. The gearing sucks, I dropped the countershaft to 14 and find that a good compromise, though lower might be fun at some expense to the long leg highway cruise. I am getting close to 50mpg, but it only holds a tad over 3 gallons, they lie when they say 4. I ran it dry. Max range 130 miles to low fuel light then you have 30 miles left. Sorry for an all day sport tourer. The engine is great, the 1000DS makes the same power as the the 4 valve motors to about 7500 rpm, so in the real world you are not giving up much, unless you you want to cruise at 120mph, than buy something else, this one works great at 70-90. You need to augment the tools as basically there are none. The tubless tires are sure to make you mad if you ride it far enough.
All in all I am super happy, a Ducati you can ride all day fast as you dare all while not looking at all like the squids.
Upgrades/Accessories: 14 tooth countershaft sproket, necessay!
flyscreen
comfort seat, (flatter, needed if you raise the bars, which I am not going to do as to really ride it fast in the twisties you need to weight the front end, the high bar will have you pulling back on it and unweighting it, (at your peril)
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