love the bike, with two exceptions, the forks suck, and it's too quiet. I just bought the titanium cans from desmoworks to fix that, and now I want to replace the forks with something that will work. I've been riding for a long time, first bike was a 1968 Norton Commando, also had an SV650, XS650, Honda Ascot, SL350(still have it!) and another commando that was also sold.
Welcome to the DMF, congrats on the good choice of bike. [thumbsup]
Hurry up and get over to the Accessories & Mods (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=5.0) section where you can find out about options for upgrading the forks. Sounds like you've got the exhaust well in hand.
We'd love to see pictures if you have any to share. (That includes any of your bikes!)