Fell for this bike first time I saw a magazine ad for one... an all black and brutish looking standard with modern running gear, tasty. Performance is not ground breaking but is modern and reliability is there. Finally bought one in 2000 (after getting sick if fixing my Ducati, again, and again...). Got a Buddy who´s owned one since 96, no real problems, lots of real world fun, performance and user satisfaction. Being a "standard" there is plenty you can do to add your own perosnal touches. Check out my web page for more details; http://www.geocities.com/sp33d3/index.html