Well my girlfriend has an 05 Suzuki C50t. Loves the bike has alot of get up and gone for and 800 and i have not had to spend a cent other than maintenance cost oil changes what not. My friend Mel has an 05 v-star and had had to replace 4 final drives and just blew her fifth one. As much as i like Yamaha my money is on Susuki reliable and bullet proof and it looks great too