@Dave_W yep sure is, the K5+ engine has been tuned for improved low down torque and once you get past 5-6 it takes off mate. Its a lovely bike to ride, some reports have complained about a snatchy / on-off throttle, but its just a bike that wants to play and you need to be a bit delicate and smooth ...

Dave paloma is on again on the red button shortly...

What colour dude ? I was looking at the MT's before testing the S-1000. Stylish looking ride.

ha, yeah Dan said he'd been talking with you, ......... I'm not crazy..... :lol: :lol: :lol: mad maybe but not crazy :D :D I think there were 2 or 3 of us picking them up today. Got chatting to a lad who'd just come back from a test ride on one and he had more or less decided his R6 was going. ;)

Yeah, love the beeb coverage. Clean Bandit, Years and Years, Paloma Faith, rocking my night so far. Thought Lemmy struggled a bit, thought the Libertines were a F^£%!n disgrace but Florence owned it.

Cheers Dave, Originally set for release early June but delayed slightly, the bike arrived at MMC on the 16th was ready to collect on the 23rd but couldn't get in until today with work, just in time for the good weather judging by next weeks forcast.

Been a busy day today, aswell as finishing off the Bandit I had a more important issue, my new Suzuki GSX-S1000 was ready for collection, stunning bike, i'm gonna have some fun on this...................... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af196/lee71108/2015-06-27%2012.31.56...

Today I collected the tank, front mud-guard and rear fairing from the sprayers. Bought the decals off ebay and had the paint shop attach them then clear coat over the top, they did a cracking job. So the bike is now all back together and running well, took her out for a break in few miles earlier an...

Spent the day in Leeds doing 1st module towards my next Driver CPC card ( 1 more module each year for the next 4yrs ). Also received the collection date for my new wheels............... pics to follow next saturday.