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George Villar said:

$18,000 retail?

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jarelj said:

The whole point of track days for many of us is to shave seconds off our lap times, in addition to just riding and having fun with our friends. But the core of it, to me anyway, is still improving riding skills and challenging myself to get better. I don't race any more, but I'm just as competitive with myself as when I was racing. I track my lap times judiciously, look at track mapping data to determine how I can get better, and when I achieve a goal I have set I get the same satisfaction as placing well in a race. I know a lot of others who view it the same way I do, and we have a lot of fun riding together in a "non-race" environment. The most injured I've ever gotten in my motorcycling days was getting hit from behind on the starting grid of a race, so I am happy to ride without the "race start" these days! Since I own the shop, run the track days, and we do support many racers and race teams as well, I always try to make sure I'm using all of the latest stuff so we can test it and I can make real-world recommendations to our supported racers on what works and what doesn't. That still doesn't mean it's not excessive or frivolous to spend a lot of money on a Ducati track bike when I could buy a crappy used 600 and still ride at track days, but I wouldn't get nearly the level of enjoyment out of it that I do riding the equipment I ride now. Been there done that. If that's all the money I had, then yes I'd still rather ride a crappy 600 than not ride, and that's what I would own. I don't spend my money on any other significant hobbies, for me bikes are the game I'm in, I know plenty of guys who spend a lot more on boats or cars than I do on bikes. So there you have it - my justification! ;-)

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George Villar said:

$18,000 retail?

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jarelj said:

Currently, based upon the Euro exchange rate.

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anthem said:

C'mon George - I thought you had some inside connections and would know . .. I believe it is 18k retail as that was what it was last year as well.

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George Villar said:

Can someone post the Ducati Part # please?

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jarelj said:

Not available from Ducati. You can get the full World Superstock kit from Ducati Corse, but that's all, and it's $40k.

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