Ok..here goes. My neck is sore from fighting the wind at 115 MPH (yeah..it actually does 115 +!!) following UP and R1. Nature of the beast with no wind protection. Noted for future reference. I can flick the XB into corners with little effort. The upright riding style takes a little getting used to while leaning into the corner...but I'm fairly confident I've come to grips with it. The short wheel base is a curse and a blessing at the same time. The bike wants to fly in the air on a road like 555. I went airborne a few times...landing on the back wheel like it was MotoX. Good times. . I'm having to scrub off speed in the corner with the back brake (to make adjustments for something in the road) because the V doesn't let me engine brake like the I4, and tapping the front stands the bike right up. That short wheel base also allows me to be more aggressive in corner entries. It's a learning curve...but so far I like it. I wish the pegs were down a little further, but having come real close to dragging the pegs yesterday, lowering them would be a bad idea. The stock tires were surprisingly sticky...although a tar snake almost did me in on 666 and I haven't had that problem on my BT016's. I'll echo IP..this bike is under rated. I don't have any remorse. I plan on getting the Drummer exhaust and then getting it tuned, plus some small cosmetic changes (clean the rear fender up, maybe a change to the front, dual head light mod, bar end mirrors or different stalks, seat). I'm happy.