Ducatis are beautiful, but "best"?
Funny,
When I go riding, I see more Ducati's than I do Interceptors (spell it right, for crying out loud), but not even those nearly so much as R1's, CBR's and Ninjas. I would say Interceptors are some of the rarer sport bikes (sport-touring to motorcyclists, but try to tell someone you ride a sport-touring bike and all they hear is sport bike) on the road.
Are you just mad at Interceptors because their motor is the antithesis of a Ducati desmo-whichever, never needing a valve adjustment? Do you have to pick on them because deep down you feel bad about paying $750 every 6000 miles to have your ego/wee-wee replacement/status symbol/work of art (pick whichever suits you the best) adjusted? While I agree that Ducati have some of the prettiest motorcycles, it's hard for me to equate that with being the "best" motorcycles, irrespective of what they've won, or how much they cost. To me "best" means it is perfect, or the most perfect, for me. So far a Ducati would only be my second bike, not my first. Probably because I ride more than the average Duc owner, so position, performance and cost weigh equally with me.
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