I returned to bikes in October 06 and bought a Van Van to commute to Stroud. The main reason for returning to bikes, apart from it being un-finished business, was to find a convenient commute. I passed my test in March 07 and bought a Suzuki XF650 Freewind. I changed jobs so I sold the Freewind and bought a DL1000 V-Strom, I commute daily to work just south of Avonmouth, and I guess you could say I like Suzukis, especially as I've owned four second-hand and bought a V-Strom, a DL650 ABS Adventure model in 2012. I've since sold this bike and don't ride at the moment, maybe in the future they'll be a place for another V-Strom DL1000...