There ya go. /thread I've never been on the Duc, but if it's anything like the RC8 or Super Duke, the SV is 85% of what those bikes are, at about 1/3rd the price on the used market. If you really need that extra 15% of 'goodness' you will pay a premium for it. So, like Tpoppa so plainly put - Suzuki is the value purchase, Ducati is the 'bells and whistles' purchase.