I had a naked before (Speed triple) and never so much as scratched it in 4 years! My partner fancied something with a bit more comfort otherwise I wouldn’t have parted with the S3. The ST is a nice bike, but it is heavy and the handling is slightly slow. However, it rides well and that engine is just fabulous! I’m a bit skint at the moment so i may just leave it gaffer-taped up for the time being. it’s not as though it is good biking weather at the moment anyway, is it? Just as an aside, the quality of the Triumph finish and components has deteriorated noticeably from the Speed Triple (’03 model) to the ST (’06 model). The S3 was like new when it went with 21000 on the clock.