[Darren69]

In my mind if you have a Ducati then you must really have wanted a Ducati and I would have thought this would mean that you'd have a bit of pride in its appearance and upkeep. We're all different I guess!

I think what you said above is generally true especially of owners of the larger and more exotic models, M900/S4/916/748 up to Panigale etc, but the M600 and to a lesser extent the 600SS tended to be viewed as more of a budget or entry level bike and most likely a first big bike for many new riders so is probably more likely to be neglected treated like a Jap CBR . The Monster was new and trendy back then and M600 looked exactly the same as the other Monsters so I can see the appeal in that. The 600SS and the SS range in general was less appealing unless already a Duc fan.