Buy Buy, Baby: The $75,000 Ducati Racer

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Suffering from an acute case of wanderlust? If so, treatment must be swift and aggressive. It will involve two wheels and cost $75,000.

We're not talking about any motorcycle; we're talking about the motorcycle: the Ducati Desmosedici RR, a road-legal bike built by the leader of MotoGP racing. Plunk down $75,000 and you'll be zipping down the highway on a racetrack replica in no time. There's nothing like it, which might be reason enough to make the investment. Let the kids ride cheapo motorcycles by the likes of Honda(HMC Quote), Yamaha(YAMCY Quote) and Suzuki. And softies can either recline on a La-Z-Boy(LZB Quote) or ride a Harley(HOG Quote).

"This bike is a bargain," says Ian Falloon, who has written 25 books about motorcycles including The Ducati Story (Haynes Publishing) and several editions of The Ducati Bible (Veloce). "It has the best components and technology available." ...