For a £250 refundable deposit, I figured it was a risk I was willing to take...
Joking aside, I loved the 1260S I demoed last year, but it was a £19k bike, and though said dealer was prepared to do me £2k off at the time, I just couldn't justify the price. Found a KTM dealer willing to sell me an older model 1290 SDGT brand new and unregistered for £6k off, and though the Ducati is the better allrounder, the KTM is arguably more fun anyway. So that's what I bought. Could probably trade my KTM in now for only about £500 less than I paid for it 8 months ago ironically, but there we go!
A new bike, V4 motor and all though... Potential big step up. Dealer was quick to reinforce the fact they would be getting a demonstrator before any customer bikes were delivered, so everyone who has pre-ordered will be given the opportunity to test ride to see if they wish to go ahead with the purchase or not. From what I'm told, demand is likely to significantly outstrip supply on this bike as it is, there's a dozen or so in the queue before me already at said dealership alone!