New owner in South of the UK

Hi Guys, finally picked up my Hyperstrada yesterday. Apart from a brief affair with an aprilia when I first starter riding, I’ve only had Jap bikes for the last 10 years. Fancied a change ready for a week of touring I’ve already read through so much useful info on here - so when my first ride on the bike left me stopping for a second tank of fuel, I knew exactly what was wrong when she wouldn’t start up afterwards...
Anyway, used Denso starter from a Diavel on the way. Is this what the life of a Ducati owner looks like?

I look forward to some good advice and a few obligatory oil discussions...

I'll check that out Gat thanks! It was a fairly laboured crank anyway, but after fuelling up it cranked even slower and the dash flickered on and off whilst it was cranking. If it wasn't for the forum (and the on board battery voltage check) I would have presumed battery on it's way out. Instead I left it for 30 minutes and she did start again. Still very slow cranking.

When you say saucy italian name the first thing that came to mind was 'Dolmio'.