First time rider + Ducatti = Not a good ending, get a small beater bike (i rode a 250cc honda for 9 months before i started riding harleys) cause you will drop it, scratch it and it doesnt hurt as much in the wallet if its a $500-$1000 bike . Dukes are monsters, i have rode quite a few and they are real rocket ships, not for the unexperienced rider. Plus they are Fucking Expensive and body parts for them as alot of $$$$ to replace.
Just my
