NO WAY pal, I treated myself for my 60th birthday, 2004 10r with 14000k on the clock, my first bike for I think 9 years. I tried a couple of 600s and was sort of thinking about an sv650 sport but 73hp......... any way I saw this 10r, had a test ride and that settled it right there. I got it for a really good price, new tyres and brakes, a jacket and 2 helmets. I recently arrived here in the Azores on my sailboat and am going to stay here. The island is about 80k around and all the roads in the centre of the island have just been resurfaced so it's a nice playground; the only drawback is the cow poop on the roads. Oh well, There's always a catch. not too much of a police presence, mostly on the *new* rapido route to the main town, about 25k of decent road, 2lanes each way, a bit bumpy in places, some nice curves. No sign of head shake in a 200k curve. Before I started sailing I raced, 10 years, best years of my life, i'm really glad to be back on two wheels.Wish I could meet up with you lot, take care
