My .02 cents is that you don't have to be a motoGP rider or even ride the bike to its last 5% to benefit from the performance gains of this bike. Better Suspension, lighter weight and better power to weight ratio equals better handling, quicker acceleration, faster, and bettering breaking. Am I missing something here? Who wouldn't want that? Anyone would benefit whether on the track, canyon runs, open roads or just driving on the street. There are a lot of people who mod their bikes (myself included) to get their bikes to perform to these specs. I know a lot of people who spent more than $65K to mod a R1, GSXR 1000 to get that type of performance and it didn't have the "prestige" of an Ducati SL badge and the bikes are not sitting in the garage or tooling around to show off. People buy $120K 911 Turbo or $85K M3 for performance versus a $20K KIA. The KIA will get you from Point A to Point B just like the 911 Turbo or M3 will. But the KIA will do it at a cheaper total cost of ownership. But if you had a choice most will choose the 911 or M3 if they could afford it. Superbikes were meant to handle well and go very fast. If you use just tool around town on a Super Bike I think its crazy, because there are much better bikes to tool around on.
