Yabutt, suzies look butt ass ugly though
On a serious note, Ducati's racing success is nothing to scoff at. Out on the track, looks count for very little and very few companies have a better racing pedigree than Ducati.
Japanese bikes are great, but they are really big, really heavy and generally don't push the technology envelope far enough to interest me. If you are a small guy/girl, there are very few liter bikes / superbikes that are better packaged than Ducatis.