That was always the problem with the previous models. All a bit "tall" for someone who wasn't at least 6 feet high with a good 32" inside leg plus. The recent road tests report that Ducati had tried to broaden its applicability/adaptability to the shorter rider. Makes sense as it opens up potential ownership to a lot more people.
I had the 2013 MTS Pikes Peak and that was a bruiser of a bike..... heavy, grabby clutch, raw brute power and all "get-up-and-go". I only traded it in to give my nerves a rest I think I could have won the Pikes Peak race with it in its standard form ... ha ha. These latest bikes seem a lot more civilised whilst maintaining the bhp's. What's not to like.
Good photos you took there, by the way. Ideal bike for Belgium too..... brilliant roads.