yep gotta love the nine
ill save my final comment for when i get the tuning to be 100% perfect, but otherwise its a fantastic bike that can be ridden every day for hours on end, perfect riding position (balance between sporty and comfy) and a nice big comfy seat... sexy exhaust note (thanks mr. akra) and some serious braking power (thanks to wave discs and braided lines)
found it really easy to ride it fast thru the twistys, keeping up good corner speed wasnt a problem, the bike feels quite light for a 900cc bike and can make very rapid changes in direction (tho it takes a littttle bit of effort to go from lean one angle to the other lean angle, but hey its not a cbr250) and due to its spastic midrange you dont even need to rev it out, just light throttle openings and your going silly fast!
will report how she goes on the track after december 16th when i take her to PI... tho i would like to get a better rear tyre before then, as the dunlop D208 just isnt cutting the mustard