I have been riding for 7 years and have had an assortment of bikes including Honda CRM250, Aprilia RS250, CBR400, XTZ750 and a FZR 600 Fox Eye. While all my friends have progressed on to bigger and newer sportsbikes that doesn't really interest me. Don't get me wrong I enjoy riding their bikes from time to time but would not enjoy owning this sort of bike. I enjoy travelling and want to start getting over to Europe more often on the XTZ plus try a bit of dirt riding.