Well, +40 rider, living in Southern Sweden been riding since -97, started with a Suzuki TS125R, few other older streetbikes, a TT600R and after that i bought a new "Candy-burning copper / black GSX-R1000 K4, loved that bike but the Insurance cost was insane (young driver + big city ;-)
Few bikes later i thought I was gonna keep my Super Teneré forever, good at almost Everything, but so boring.. Thought about selling the bike back to the dealer when i saw the busa, it had been sitting att the shop for almost a year and I just switched bikes with the dealer and so far I dont regret it!
Been riding in storm and rain a couple of weeks, mostly around 41F degrees, and after last ride I couldnt move left arm for two days cause of the cold wind in combination with lazy middle aged man, but still, fun as h***! =)
Now the weather is even worse so now Im just waiting for the spring and spending time online browsing for brake pads, new tires etc!