Aye... whoever says that the ducati will outperform the Ninja in a real world situation or any other situation for that matter needs to go shoot themselves. The ninja(170hp) has 40 more horsepower than the Ducati(130 hp) and weighs about 20 pounds less. Sure the Ducati has a slight advantage in low end torque (and I stress the word SLIGHT here) but once your over 4000 rpm's(which you will be ALL THE TIME during a race) the Ninja will be making so much more horsepower and torque that you'll scare your buddies monster right off the road. And with your bikes lighter wieght and aerodymanic fairing you'll be able to outhandle him too.