I have a 56 plate and it's great fun. I just can't change it. The KTM is less like a single, more like a parallel twin, and too fast too easy. The XTR is just lots of fun. I've put 20,000 on mine. I prefer less road based tyres as I prefer to feel the tyre move a little. Michelin Sirac or Conti escapes are cheap and ideal. Oil change every 2k filter every other. Stick some extra packing in the cush drive. K&N filter and the Kev mod... just for the induction roar. It does 130 miles to a tank. It's a pain on motorways, and 300 miles a day is a big day.
Rob