When it really happens: SHTF...

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Well brought my little one 2009/848 Ducati out for a tad of sun and bit of Mr Sheen it does not get ridden as much as its bigger brothers in the fleet but don't let its small size fool you I had a chap on an modded SP-1 Honda in a section of twisties that has 40KlmHr & 30KlmHr corners with some that are blind and drop out of sight so you have to be on your mettle it goes for about 40 Klm, I finished at a good clip with my friends and wife not to far behind.
The SP-1 rider later told be he nearly stuffed his rig into the river trying to keep up with me on a drop off corner and had it all anchors on and thankfully held it upright albiet a close run thing its just my little 848 is so light and with modest engine mods is an extremely potent rig it holds it's own against some bigger bikes my other 2 in the straights will annihilate it as their acceleration is just brute horse power but on the corners it comes close to them.

If you have the inclination have a crack at a Ducati like say a 1199 or 1299 or the V4 and I will say if you don't terrify yourself you will have a big grin at just how well they accelerate, handle and stop.
I'm pretty sure Ovidio would have had a crack at a Ducati.