Gotta love these forums. Thanks for all the great replies. I agree with the consensus, that I should ride with another group, though I'd only ever ridden with the leader of this group previously.
FYI, I also ride a '02 Speed Triple, which is a bit like Jekyll and Hyde compared with the SM. I love the ride of the SM, as well as the looks (all black, incl. black shocks), so maybe I'll continue to take the ST for a 'fang' and the SM for a 'cruise'.
