So having established mostly what little probs in reliability we do have, I must admit that I'm with Bill 100% on this one. Also, by buying second hand and whilst not completely new, my experience is you can save thousands in the process, have a bike that no one can tell the difference between new and second hand, it has a warranty for anything major and the rest is satisfaction in doing it yourself.
Sure you may have to travel a few hundred miles to pick up that perfect deal but in my case and another speedie mate of mine, virtually doing the deal online or over the phone and then picking it up with the ride home, it's gotta be one of my best experiences I know of.
So then as Bill suggests, with a couple of the manuals and this website, what more do you need.
Anyway, best of luck whichever way you decide and hope we see more of you here Mike
