Hi countrysailor well maybe dreams are what they are,eh I retired sold my parents property and as I used to have sports bikes I bought the new BMW s1000rr. Well it was a dream but the reality kicked in and I find that the expectations are not what I thought I ride my old vstrom and always feel I do not want to get off, the beemer leaves me a bit cold maybe the past is just too far away, my era was the 70's with my 900ss.