A 500 in my view is a stepping stone to a bigger bike, same as a sporty for about 90% of Harley riders or for a woman to get on the road with..

100 o/o right Hot and Heavy 

Tough crowd. When people have a dig at my choice of bike I just remind them that I don't give a fuck what they think, I enjoy it and that's all that matters, isnt that what it's all about? They're all bikes, they're all fun, who cares what others ride. Just enjoy it.

Yeah who gives a fuck, certainly not me about the bike or what others think of my opinion..

You'd need deep pockets to follow that bloke I'd reckon unless you could do the work yourself. And I think thats chrisos point in that it costs a lot of dosh to do something like that for a bike thats likely only to be held for a short time. Bit like buying a boob job for a girlfriend you know is only a short term thing