I just finished rebuilding this salvage 99 ST2. 6 months of work, but I am really impressed with the bike. These must be as good as everyone writes they are. A few hundred miles on the bike has really got me smiling.
Some adjustments, tuning tinkering, setting the suspension[as best I could], it runs as smooth and confidently as I could ever hope for. Pretty darned fast also, but so smooth you hardly realize it.