One of my first bikes was a Ducati... but that was 40 years ago when motorcycle styling was pretty much restricted to Italian bikes. Truthfully, I haven't been much into sports bikes since owning a Honda CBX -
http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/machine5.html - many years ago. Maybe not so great for posing with (tho the engine used to get some looks), but all the ride I needed and a lot more comfortable and maneouverable - in traffic and over long distances - than the flat-on-the-tank, clip-on-handlebar style.
I used to race bikes in the late 60's and in those days "cafe racer" road bikes were generally sneered at. I guess I never really got past that image
