It fricken snowed here today... climate change huh?
@Tomcat: Suckered might be a harsh word cause I'm totally in love with the thing. Riding my F4 -- it's like -- Richard Hammond said it best about the old Lambos: "This is a [bike] that you just know is trying to kill you." The R3R is just a pleasure and all I have to worry about is everyone else trying to kill me.
I'll be in ANZ in late feb, on tour, Perth, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, 2 weekends in brisbane riding with local friends, and my pals from the MV club there -- Last time all I could find to hire was like a 700 Naked Ninja (or whatever they call them, don't exist in the states) know where I could get a proper bike, (sport or cruiser?)