I can see that...But it was horribly expensive for a bike with not much tech... No??
Low tech can be good too, and sometimes it's worth the premium.
Especially if it's in a unique package not available in anything else on the market. I think DUCATI knows that and charge accordingly.
For me it was the only thing that fills the bill in that segment.
It must be remembered that's a very low volume bike, and they had some unique engineering to do on it (the swing arm is one aspect). Also they did a lot of tidying up of things on it to make it look more appealing.
When one compares a 1098/1198 with the fairings off to the SF, you can see the work they put into it.
There is simply not another narrow L twin on the market with gobs of torque down low with lots of rev potential, and that is also lightweight with good fuel capacity.
It's simply a unique machine that's well sorted out.
I've got to admit that I didn't even like it at first.
It took me a couple of years after it came out to come around to it.
I was looking for something for a few years with the same technical attributes and specs. IMO there was really nothing until it came along that had technology that was sorted out.
So I bit the bullet and got the one that I thought was the least unattractive between the red and black.
I was initially quite surprised at how good of a ride it was and it kept on getting better.
You could say the light went on in my head. You've got to ride one with an open mind to understand. The SF makes sense on a lot of levels if your looking for an honest hoon machine that's hard to tame.
Like your typical DUCATI, it's very engaging, and honest (there's no ........).
I think you will find a lot of loyalty for it among owners.
It's certainly a keeper for me
I do acknowledge that it's probably an acquired taste, but not to the same extent of the S 1000 RR
