I've always admired NCR products and for some reason I'm glad companies like
that exist, but wow, it is amazing how easily you can double and triple the price spent
on these bikes with the right assortment of high-end mods.
I see companies like NCR serving a purpose, to push the state-of-the-art in
cost-no-object engineering. Kinda like NASA, or Ferrari, for that matter, creating
new ideas that might eventually trickle down to more mass-produced (and less
costly) machinery, so what seems exotic today becomes commonly available
in the future. I suppose it's all relative-- still meet a number of people who
find the Hypermotard itself to be exotic, even without any pricey add-ons.
Maybe that's why Ducati put such a small gas tank on the HM... every time
you stop for gas, it's another chance for random encounters with curious
onlookers.