Quote Originally Posted by TransNone13 View Post
IDK if this will help at all, looks like you already ruled them out (Ducati) BUT...
Sadly the entire 848 / 1198 / 1199 was ruled out both because of price and because of the fact that despite by absolutely admiration and infatuation with the looks of the series - the spousal unit actually named that as the only bike she actually HATES the looks of for some reason (despite liking the 996 / 998 looks). Women! Sometimes (97.1875%) they just don't make any sense.