Thanks for the link. Hadn't come across it as of yet. Lots of info in there.
I've had a bunch of bikes, this marks my 12th. Most similar bike would be the VFR. I had a late 90's, a 01 and the last one was a 06. They screwed up royally with that VTECH engine. Total crap... Had the bike for about 3 months and sold it. The guy who bought it from me kept it for a week and almost killed himself. If you aren't familiar, the VTECH kinda feels like a turbo kicking in. NOT what you want in a turn, or really ever on a moto if you ask me. I digress...
The ST is a lot of fun so far. I've felt, hmmm, it's not that fast and then I realize I'm going 90mph-smooth. For a ST type bike I'm finding it fairly comfortable. I'm only about 5'7" so all bikes are a little bit of a stretch. But totally tolerable. My confidence is growing with every ride. I've had the bike roughly 1 month, really only able to ride it for 3 weeks. I've put about 1,200 miles on it and all seems good. I was a foolish buyer in that I trusted the seller about a few things that I should have had a mechanic check. Like chain wear, tire life. Some things I should know but don't-or don't know enough about. The electrical issue. I can only assume that they guy who owned the bike before me was a total asshole or idiot-that's still in debate...
Life goes on. It's only money right?
Planning on a decent trip in about a week. Will head north through lassen then take a left to the coast, through San Francisco and down to Monterey and back to Tahoe. Stay tuned....