think that the mag was Fast Bikes, that said the mille factory came 3rd and the Ducati 4th. Beaten by the 1098 and the gsxr 750 i think. The reason the 848 came last was the lack of feel which Ducati claim was a result of it being so track focussed, but the testers went on to say that the Factory showed that you can have a bike that can perform brilliantly on track and still have good feedback. The final commment also went on to say, that if the voting was done by heart and not head, you could turn the result on its head, Factory and 848 beating the suzy and the other Duke. Obviously, they also made reference to the price which puts Factory right up there when there is such discounts available. If you dont read fast bike, you need to know the lads on the test, nothing other than the fastest will do. They might appreciate the high spec and the joy of owning certain machines, but they dont like coming second...........
