Okay, so it's too late to get one and you couldn't afford it anyway. So this article is the closest you'll get. Don't be sad, maybe you can become best friends with Tom Cruise and he'll let you take his Desmo for a spin!

It certainly looks the part, but does the MotoGP-based Desmosedici live up to its high-performance claims?

That all you got? At least that's what our test rider felt the Ducati was saying after he managed to cross the 190 mph barrier.

2008 Ducati Desmosedici

We get by with a little help from our friends at MCN, who tested the performance claims of Ducati's lust-worthy MotoGP replica - the Desmosedici.

Mustering that British resolve, or friends from across the pond took the 200 horsepower brute and rung its neck at Elivington Airfield.

2008 Ducati Desmosedici

2008 Ducati Desmosedici

Taking into account the power loss transfer to the rear wheel, the 177 horsepower dyno reading is right in line with Ducati's claims of 200 hp at the crank.