I'm new here and I bought a 2013 S10 farkled with 6500mi. And in just a few rides I've enjoyed 500 miles, I've owned 2 BMW 1150GS bikes both 2004 and I'll admit I don't fall in love with anything that doesn't love me back and the GS was a pretty good tool and I put a lot of enjoyable miles on them but I learned from how to videos how to make them run smoothly and run reliably , I learned BMW stood for bikes made weird but I went with the program, I also have had an FJR and know Yamaha builds quality machinery. Would I go from a Yamaha to a BMW? Not anymore only because I don't think I can maintain a new one, the electrics have changed. But motorcycles are a thing of passion for most people and if a bike makes your heart beat a little faster it's going to make you love it no matter what your buddy is warning . I guess I've always went with my heart when buying a bike and I've only made one bad buy.