Having ridden a M1200S in sport mode and realising that if I owned one it would spend most of its time trying to fire me into the scenery I'd hate to imagine what a +160bhp Monster would be like. As JP said, more power than you can use, but as Kawasaki's H2 has shown by its popularity you can never have too much power
![Wink](http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/images/smilies/wink.gif)
unless you actually want to go faster in something other than a straight line.
I guess Ducati felt they needed something to replace the Streetfighter 1098 and to compete with the Aprilia Tuono, BMW K1300R, KTM 1290 Super Duke R and MV Agusta Brutale 1090RR. They've obviously realised that the Monster brand was stronger than the Streetfighter brand.