I had blown up my lowrider with 6k in performance mods for the 2nd time and sat on the R3r, being 5'8" it felt big, wide, and top heavy besides being the ugliest thing on 2 wheels (that chrome radiator blew) so I bought a Storm and thought I was in cruiser paradise, while waiting on my Storm for service or tires I asked for a test ride on an 06 R3 that just came in, I rode it found you guys who collectively told me to ignore the bikes habit of jumping out of gear, shift harder and enjoy, and I did. The R3 is the 1 bike I see myself going back to.