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OK, it's that time of year, and I have way too much time to think about future possibilities........
So I keep hearing people say that setting up and racing a Ducati 848 is a lot more expensive than setting up and racing, say, an R6. Is there truth to this, and if so, what is needed to make the Duc competitive that isn't needed for the R6? And what is needed for additional maintenance?
I'm toying with the idea of picking up a bike next summer at some point, riding it on the street a little, and slowly building it into a race bike. Yes, I know it's a lot cheaper to buy one already set up; I like the idea of doing it myself and getting the bike exactly the way I want it. And I'm not talking about setting up an AMA SS level bike, I just want a setup competitive in AM and maybe into the EX field a little (I realize that to be competitive in the top of EX it's going to take more than the basics, I'll cross that bridge if/when I ever get to it).