.. I just put a deposit on a brand new XEvo 400 in midnight blue, getting heated grips fitted too.

I've never had a new vehicle before so this is exciting! I think the only thing I'll miss about the X8 is the seat button on the handlebars which is replaced with a Hazard button on the XEvo - I realised today how much I use that seat button! I'm going to be switching the hazards on all the time!

Still the nicer sophisticated dash and overall "newerness" of the XEvo should make up for that I hope.

Maybe oneday I'll get used to that "beak" too - though in real life it doesn't look anywhere near as bad as it does in the photos. I'm supposed to be picking it up on 28th March all being well (yes the dealer opens on Sundays).