Realistically Speaking...How much $$$ would I actually need.

Duc_Z09

Riding a Japanese sport bike is like driving an American muscle car IMO.

They're fast, affordable, decently reliable, and make a lot of sense. They're also extremely common and pretty soulless/boring once you get past the honeymoon phase. If you've ridden one inline 4 you've ridden them all...

I ride a Ducati instead of a Yamahondakawazuki for the same reason I drive a 370 instead of a Mustang; because it's got something the other cars/bikes just lack. I can ride up next to any CBR/GSXR/R1 or whatever that's faster than my bike and nobody gives a ****... all eyes are on the Duc. Same as pulling my 370 up next to a Boss 302, STI, or ZL1... the Z has something special the others just don't.

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2009 370z #206 (all mods are Home Depot)
2009 Ducati 848 (full Ohlins, Termignoni, etc)
2003 Grand Cherokee (long arms, big tires, 4.56, lockers)