thanks mate for the info. will drop the forks asap should make the steering 100 times better,forgot about that as i always jack my bikes up to sort out the steering. but no need with this as i can only just touch the floor (5,11). have been looking for the tail tidys but not seen many? need to get some now tyres as well need to check whats best for these as want them to worm up fast but do not want to keep doing tyres every 1500 miles or so. mad to get out and give it a go but its still wet and ice on the roads. and the bike i bought only has 4000 miles and not a mark on it, and engine paint is spot on bike looks new (2011) and i have OCD and keep all my bikes mint and i mean mint so do not really want to kill the condition of it, it was the best i could find in 5 months of looking , and i looked at every one that came up for sale, and viewed 10 or so but not up to my standard.and i got it at a really really good price.hope to get out next week. just hope i do not hate it. as i do ride fast. just have to remember its a different style of riding lol. thanks again for the info it all helps.