Well, my Guzzi Stelvio has turned out to be excellent - great recommendation from Lannis. Perfect size, character, go, stop and easy to live with so far. It's Italian so it scared the life out of me when the oil pressure warning light came on 30 miles from home after a stop for lunch. Oil Level fine so I rode gently home fingers stroking the clutch lever all the way. Turns out the OP switch is a notorious liar and replaceable with a £7 car one. Phew!!

Now my mind turns to a more Classic companion. Not a girder/rigid this time, perhaps another airhead, maybe a Brit twin. Ho, hum... This is the bit I love the most: what might turn up that takes my fancy?

Happy daze!

Simon