I agree, I don't think Ducati have done themselves or their recent customers any favours here.
I for one would even contemplate putting money down for an 05 999S if my money wasn't already down for a Paul Smart 1000 .. and then thinking about the Multistrada S (Or Neil Spaldings Multistrada R!) ...
Maybe I should just finish mine off (slipper, rearsets etc etc) before I spend more on another bike.
And yes Mark, I know.
I must get a Paul Smart 1000
I must get a Paul Smart 1000
I must get a Paul Smart 1000
I must get a Paul Smart 1000
I must get a Paul Smart 1000 .. repeat ad nauseum
(my bluddy C&P wasn't working then - how annoying ...)