I had Triumph, Honda, Yamaha.... and Ducati... this is my third.
After my Speed Triple 1050 I was debating between the R6 and the 848.
I could have bought a R6 for $8500, while the 848 was $13k+
BUT: it would have cost me about 3k to get 'some' torque out for the yamaha.. and to make it sound...