Mick C wrote:I guess it's OK, as long as it's just a bike to get your confidence back on before updating to a real bike in green

Well I cant say much about confidence... I wasn't remotely frightened of getting back on a bike after the death of the 6. I've been going and doing a little blast every day.
A confidence booster for me tho when I bought the bike - the guy that sold me the bike at TeamMoto Honda at Nerang, when I was coming out of the shop after doing all the paperwork, he was still outside (I dont know what he was doing all that time but anyways...). He shook my hand and congratted me on the purchase of such an outstanding machine and says "you know I was just on the phone to me mum, and I was telling her that this tiny little chick just bought herself a bike that alot of guys would shit their pants to get on and ride but she handled it really well." What else did he tell his mum??

Then he added that he was watching me in his mirrors and saw that I was keeping good lines around corners and no troubles holding it up.
Mojo... you're right its a bike, its mine and I dont have to answer to anyone for it!!! I missed riding so bad I was thinking about selling a kidney on E-Bay to buy a new bike!!