toejam so if you bought that you would beat it to death and make it a trackbike? I think it's a safe bet to wager that 99.999% of this forum would keep it in mint condition at all costs...no matter what they say they would do with it on an internet forum. It's not like it's chump change.
Yes, i would.
If you knew me good enough, you would know that i would. I buy things for purpose...not for show...and i run on EVERYTHING i buy like a rented mule. You probably remember how long it took me to blow up a new Escalade Truck last year.
I would never buy it if i planned on keeping it in mint condition. The ONLY way i would do that is if i bought 2 of them. 1 to USE and the other to keep locked up somewhere as a collectors item.
In all likelyhood, my next race bike will be a loaded Ducati so i can race in the Twins classes. Granted, i am talking about $25k vs $70+k...but the principal is the same. When i buy my Duc, it will never see a public road and will be "beat to death" from day 1.
I honestly cannot fathom buying a bike like, with those specifications, without the intentions of using it for what it was designed to do. Just the thought of it is mind boggling to me.