I don't consider a bike to be proved to be reliable until it has run for at least 20 - 25 years. I expect that the '03 and '07 that I have now will last a lot longer than I will. I see no reason to change bikes just because some flashy new dodad comes out. ******, my America is the first bike I've owned that didn't have a kicker, and I still don't trust that.

Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python