Yes ta for the welcome. I have the option since saturday of a '05 standard for 4k which I am tempted by although its red rather than the prefered black. I can chop in the 748 which has done about 170miles in the last 3 years so it wont be missed other than being a work of art. Its whether I can live ...

Test rode a 05 MTS with the termis ect and loved it . My question is... the difference between the 1100 and 1000, is it significant enough to buy new ? I would rather someone else took the first depreciation hit.
Your thoughts please.

Curiously , I am looking at new bikes after a myopic woman wiped my Caponord and myself out. I now have trouble with my neck riding my rsv or 748, so, at last, in my mid 50's, I'm looking for a 'sensible' bike. I narrowed the options down to the Griso or mts. Capo's and GS's and the like are way too ...