Which certainly means they are replicas as a real Ducati would require the owner to bow in it's presence before checking the oil.
Yes, I have one of the "original' 1199's that do not have that unsightly (pun intended) hole! Down the road, when you meet another Panigale rider, you will look for their hole! Kinda like when kids did the iny-outy thing
that's some funny .....