Ducati, Aprilia 450/550, Terblanche and Super/Hypermotard

Just finished the Feb issue of Motorcyclist, in which Brian Catterson says..."Terblanche wants to revive his vaunted Supermono single in Supermotard form.....Until now...his bosses have been adamant that Ducati, like H-D builds twins not singles....[Ducati] having failed in it's bid to aquire Aprilia's 450/550 V twin project...."

Any of you guys know anything about this ? This Aprilia engine was mentioned at some length here at the old site, and is one terrific engine. Think 80 hp and 66lbs for the engine as a teaser.....

And the Supermono in any form ? Cool stuff. What do you know about it ?