I´ve owned at least 6 bikes, A Gsxr 1100 88, ZX7 90 model a 90 model 750Gxsr a fz 600 88 and currently a Xbr12 06 and a Cbr f3 97 Smoking Joe edition with a Lsv pipe. I live in the High desert where open road and twisties abound. And i must say I love my Buell, It has been so reliable so fun to drive, I can´t possibly recomend another bike to anyone( granted I would like a little more top end seeing how the fastest I´ve been is 140 but in the caverns i kick all my friends asses. My friends drive 04 gxsr with power commander and yosh pipe a o6 kax 600 04 r1. I know now more than anything it´s the rider not the bike. Yet this bike is so responsive and manageable that i just Love it. I was thinking about selling my f3 to buy the new 1125R, but I coulsd probably put 3 grand into my 12r and get the same results. All in All the Bike is Great