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I ride a VFR because it can do almost anything you ask of it and you can almost always find a dealer nearby if something goes wrong, but there can be no doubt that the folks at Ducati have a passion for motorcycles that goes to the bone. Sochiro was a guy who did what he wanted to do, and I think Ducati is the same way. It will be interesting to see what passion Honda retains after the passing of The Great Man, who believed in the V4 passionately, compared to Ducati, and how they respond to the death of Doctor T. The 1000 LE sounds like it throws the gauntlet down for any company who claims to have motorcycles in their blood.

 

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I ride a VFR because it can do almost anything you ask of it and you can almost always find a dealer nearby if something goes wrong, but there can be no doubt that the folks at Ducati have a passion for motorcycles that goes to the bone. Sochiro was a guy who did what he wanted to do, and I think Ducati is the same way. It will be interesting to see what passion Honda retains after the passing of The Great Man, who believed in the V4 passionately, compared to Ducati, and their belief in the the desmo. The 1000 LE gives an indication of how his sucessors think, and I think the gauntlet has been thrown down to all who consder themselves something more than another corporate entity, with one eye always fixed on the bottom line.