Thank you for the warm welcome, I have been a motorcycling enthusiast for about 35 years since I first threw a leg over an RD350 when I was 17 years old, since that time I've owned or at least ridden most styles of motorcycle and purchased my ST a blue 2005 model last November. The ST was chosen primarily for its combination of pillion comfort and real world performance as my wife's knees could no longer tolerate our long serving ZZR1100. We are both enjoying motorcycling again since obtaining the ST and hopefully we will catch up with members of Ozstoc in the near future. Until then live free & enjoy the road.