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Originally Posted by timetrial

the rider is Stefano Tenielli - and yes, he works for Ducati.

You know of him then? Any chance you could beat some information out of the chap. Mind you he looks like he tops almost 7ft, so perhaps not!! All this cloak and dagger stuff by Ducati is wearing a bit thin now. I still think they should have gone down the route of Triumph, in showing several design options to a controlled group (who sign a disclosure agreement) and get public feedback directly from them, as to which is the best design and the least liked design and what if any changes and features they would like incorporated within reason.

When Triumph were setting up for production of the Rocket III, this is exactly what they did in the States, which is where the core of the new model's market was. Ducati it seems are relying heavily on the public and the press, to give it a good reception. Let's just hope it does better than the tempered response the 999 achieved when the covers came off. Once the dry ice, fancy lights and music stop, then it's up to the bike to cut it amongst the glare from hungry eyes. All I can say is that it's both brave of Ducati and possibly a bit stupid, to rely on solely that, given that this new bike HAS to do well in sales figures, as even a company of this size, cannot weather another sales flop which was and still is the case with the XX9 series.