Hello from Northumberland

Another returning biker here. Been riding since I was 20 (I'm 50 now) and sold my last bike (Moto Guzzi Le Mans II) about 7 years ago. Now back with a Monster 1100 which I've had for a few weeks and I'm loving although it's much more responsive to every input than the old Guzzi. I used to be quite a high miles all-weather rider (I put 80,000 miles one bike I had) but I think the Monster will mainly be for dry weather fun. That assumes, of course, that we have some dry weather. It has poured down all day today.