Shame, could have been so much more. At present I am not a fan (but I am happy for it to grow on me if Ducati can lend me one)
It is a bit of a joke that Ducati who are rated as one of the world's most fashionable and desirable brands have only just got to the stubby exhaust and slim seat look. Honda practically originated this design in 2008 with their Blade and also KTM was hot on their heels with their RC8. Aprillia then had their RSV4 in 2009 and even Kawasaki beat them with their current ZX10R. On the bright side they got there before Suzuki
If I could be bothered to trawl back through my posts in 2009 here or on Ducatisti I remember suggesting that it would be cool if Ducati lost the underseat exhaust and had a thinner seat etc as per the trend. In my opinion someone should have reminded them that we are moving into 2012 and that ship has sailed. If it is just about ontrend now then it will be soooo dated by the time they get round to the 1200 or whatever it will be. I will not start on the lights because I think these will be marmite and are atleast slightly original but they remind me of the nostrils on the new multi mudguard nose thingy, and I dont want lights like nostrils.
Anyhow, hope its fast and the factory team comes back to WSB.