First ride out today, I didn't make the wrong choice, sadly there are no smilies for a massive grin Just took it round to show off to my mates, did about 30 miles and I couldn't get it past 3rd gear. It's so much better than riding my FZ as 1st actually works on this bike and doesn't squeal. I didn't ride off urban streets but seems to corner a lot different than my FZ, in that I touched the handlebars to counter-steer and it just rolled down for me, whereas on the monster counter-steering didn't do much and seems to oversteer a lot more, so I guess it's just the way I'm riding it. Any tips? However, I do think there's a problem and one that Hyside should have fixed, but I'll post a message in the right place asking for advice.