I think your probably right. Once I get the chance to take it for a decent spin i'll put it to the back of my mind. The oil change was straight forward although it does shoot out of the drain bolt at some rate!!!

My local yamaha dealer quoted �600 for the 12k service. I'm not sure what other people pay but it seemed pretty expensive hence why I thought I would do the service myself over winter.

I know what you mean about getting on the yami after riding another bike. I also have a triumph thunderbird sport. When I get on the TBS it feels like a monkey bike