I know I'm very lucky! The z was a treat really, but I liked it so much I wasn't using my FZ1. So I did a deal and with the x being an 09 I got a good deal.... The x is different enough from the z to give me the best of both worlds... Although I thought the x would help me preserve my licence longer than my FZ1..... But so far I've been riding like a **** everywhere!!! It's lots of fun, but it's going to take a while to master it's so different from anything else I've ridden.