GlynH I saw Sammy Miller at the Pod a couple of times. Just incredible. A great place to get your ears full of the best engine noises by far.

My K hasn't had any clutch parts and it's done 35,000 miles. At what mileage do most clutch problems arrive? 28,000 seems a bit soon to me? Maybe there's an underlying fault?

I must say, even though it isn't a K, it looks like a very nice bike that I wouldn't mind at all. Well done.

Er, no radar cruise. I've had that in a Lexus and find it a bit meh. Useful much of the time but annoying sometimes. F-type is no wafting comfort barge but it isn't as hard a ride as you'd expect, has switchable dynamic damping and not at all severe in normal setting. Loud, very very loud unless cruising with the exhaust valves closed.

My car is a real quick one, bikes get in my way of overtakes sometimes. I can almost see the surprised eyes in their helmets when they look in their mirror during a quick overtake and see my car gaining on them. But I do always honour the bikes to do their thing when I'm a car wa ker.

I suppose the brolley girls haven't got job security now?

6' tall, average build. Wrist ache was the main culprit. The superbike bar conversion really is fine, come and see mine if you like.

Grip puppies don't melt on the K. Just not as warm on the hands. I've got big hands and need the puppies. One pair of gloves I've got have a divider inside, where I can have less insulation on the palm and more on the back of the hand. Seems to work quite well, but ordinary winter gloves work OK as well, just not as toasty.