Of all my bikes Rem, my ST was by far the nicest that I have owned. I had just bought a custom Russell seat for it before Yamaha announced that they would bring the Tenere to the US. :-[rem said:Ouch !! That's gotta smart. I luuuuuuuuuv my ST. He will be transporting me about until Bubba (tentative name for Tenere) arrives. I feel for you. R