Why ???
It's so that the great unwashed can have a little bit of Ducati glamour in their lives - even if it is only the fairing, seat and mirrors.
It's a bit like how all those top fashion designers have skimpy models in hugely expensive frocks prancing along the catwalk in Milan one week, then the far eastern sweatshops copy it so that a fat bird from Rochdale can throw up her kebab all over the Matalan version the following Friday
Elitist ?? Moi ???
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