Just done Nurburg on my 748R and the only thing that caused problems was the tank bag pushing me into the wind blast, limiting me to about 120. My knees go a bit stiff on long runs but other than that the Duke is as comfy as anything else I've ridden. About 1,100 miles in all, from home there, and back.
Just has a full service at Riverside Ducati in Northampton (they have been mentioned somewhere in an earlier thread) which was about £450 I think, so not too bad considering.
Don't be put of by fears of it being difficult to ride or too powerful - this can be said for any bike if ridden with a quick wrist!
The only thing I need to do now is learn to ride the tw@t! [Edited on 1-6-2005 by L3OONY]
So those speeds weren't on a "private road" at all, then?!
[Edited on 3-6-2005 by moto748]