Had a look at the 996 this afternoon (what a stunning day for it!), and was fortunate enough to have Weeksy and Harv748 from the board to pop over with me.

My first time on a Duke was nearly a disaster...I narrowly missed dropping it at a junction (stupid, I know!), but fantastic nevertheless, much different to the CBR6 I was used to, more snatchy at low speeds than I had imagined, but felt awesome as the pace got quicker. The sound was wicked, the Bora conversion helping that.

A few niggling little things with the bike would mean that I'd have to spend about £500 sorting it out, so negotiations are ongoing to see if we can strike a deal.

Harv's bike was looking stunning and sporting Ohlins everything :cool:

Ive gotta say a BIG THANKYOU to Weeksy and Harv748 for wasting their time helping a strange newbie like me, theres not that many people that would have done that, and I really don't know what I would have done without their advice, so thanks lads :)

Hope to see you guys again, next time with a bike! Weeksy, hope the break heels up soon, same for the (rather heavily) injured gixer! :lol:

No worries...I quite enjoyed the ride there to meet up, despite one of my footpeg bolts dissapearing (left bottom) and leaving me stuck in one or two gears for the last 5 miles of the journey!

Also enjoyed my first ride believe it or not on a 996, allbeit for 5 minutes...but it was fun:biaggi: I feel an 853 kit comming on!!!:saint: