I'll just say sorry up front since I'm about to give you guys the ...... One Friday in mid March, when I noticed Italy in big trouble with COVID and factories shutting down, I rang my dealer to ask when, and in fact "if", the 2020 Panis were expected. I also reasoned that many would be holding off to see the SF before deciding which bike and so maybe I could join the queue while it was still short. Answer: they had arrived a week earlier and were all pre-sold and so was the next shipment, if it comes. But in Aus a lot of people were financially affected as we launched our own anti-pandemic measures - one of the bikes may become available. On the Monday I dropped in to see it, offered to ease their burden, picked it up 3 days later. Longest 3 days of my life .
That's the short story. It was in fact an incredibly sudden end to more than 4 years of procrastination, for most of which I wasn't even considering a Duc. But it was a fairy tale ending. This bike is well worth the wait!