Ducati Monster vs. Buell XB Lightning

[crashbuell]

Well, with H/D and Ducati in talks of a merger, maybe they can build a Ducati that isn't so maintanance-intensive. I understand that it's a Ducati and exotic and all, but a grand every 5-6K?!?!? Sheesh, no wonder only well-to-do folks ride 'em. Give me my Cyclone with the tractor engine in it. Low on tech, high on torque. Giddyup!!!!!!:D

[BadS1]

Theres no merger. This crap comes up every year for the last 4 years at about this same time. This is getting old.

[midlifecrisis]

A Desmosedicci would be great, I mean who wouldn't want a street legal Moto GP bike in their garage. But again, I ride my Buell on real roads and I don't think anything comes close. Maintanence is almost non existant with my XB (theoretically anyhow) A 50 year old engine has basically all bugs removed. Thrash the beast and still get 50MPG. I forget where I saw it (I'll post a site when I find it again) but a European Mag did a shootout between 50 bikes and the XB came out on top.