As more bikes are made, prices usually come down, its that way with everything.
Apparently Ducati has not heard of this natural law. Please forward a copy to them. Thanks!
Its not their fault, you can't hear anything over their dry clutches!
I used to ride with a friend of mine who has a Ducati ST2. He, his dad, and I used to go on some pretty good rides when I was out in NC, and we used to rib him about the clutch noise, asking him if his valves were adjusted right, was his bike mad at him, etc. Then, suddenly, he found a mod that makes them quiet! Needless to say, I had to revert to ribbing him for being short... LOL.
Personally, I feel that Erik Buell's new bike is a big-fat middle finger to HD and it makes me happy. Another thing that Erik Buell did that gave him mega-points in my book is that up to this point he has never uttered a bad word about HD. Not one. Quite the opposite if you've read the most recent article in the AMA magazine.+1 on that!