Yes you have to be crazy. Ever since I went darkside in 08, my electric bill has skyrocketed, gained 25 pounds, peripheral neuropathy got worse, and a got a lot of bad mouthing about how dangerous darkside is supposed to be. Bought a bike that still had a Metzler and rode it for about 3K. Nothing got any better. On the contrary, I kept having my butt squinch up every time it would try to come out from under me (more than once) in a curves. The way I see it, when I balance out the pros and cons, DS is by far the leader. MOF, I can't find a negative now.