Thanks ZG. I bought the Gixxer for my birthday in 2011. I thought about fly removal etc. to make the Concours a little quicker but decided against the mods and buy a Gixxer instead. My buddy is on the Gixxer. He came to Tx. for a visit early this year from Ohio. I told him how empty the roads are here in hill country north of San Antonio and that I almost never see any cops. Well about 2 hours later he got a $200 ticket doing 16 MPH over the limit...oops! The Gixxer is a blast..but maybe expensive to ride..