[QUOTE] It's a top shelf *air-cooled* sports twin :)[/QUOTE] Indeed, in a field of three - the Buell, the Griso and the BMW R12. I'd be curious to ride them back to back - on the reviews I'd buy the Buell (Firebolt XB12) as it's the sportiest, but I've not ridden any of them (although I did ride the R11S) JL (I think you missed "greater than 1litre" in there somewhere :-)