Hello from West Wales to all you good Yamaha folk ! Just got my 1998 YZF 600r yesterday, cannot believe how good she rides considering her 14 years and how many differnt bikes i have used . Mush better than my CBR 600F { boring}, and even better than my previous 636, { less comfy and too small} Gotta feeling i`m gonna like this Yam .....A LOT !! Cheers...... Mark.