Been riding for 35 years, on many differnt bikes. The Hornet 900 is the most fun since my Ducati 450 desmo in the mid 70´s (I wish I had kept that a collectors item :-( I ride the Hornet to work every day (10 km each way motorway 9 km) in Wellington NZ. My daughter (16) likes to ride pillion and often asks to go for a ride. I have had it for 6 months and done 10,700 km. I have added a scott chain oiler (great invention) and a Honda bikini fairing and lower bars.