well I went on bought a less than 12 month old Suzuki GSX-R750 completely on a whim... it was (IMHO) a great buy, firstly cos it's a top bike, secondly it has a quick shifter, PC5 and full Akropovic pipes and can It's immaculate and has 3000m on the clock it is soooo very different to the 99r (understatement) but incredibly agile and precise...pity the weather is so bloody wet! look forward to some dry tarmac