Hi I'm a VFR fan and have owned two 800's, One a 1999 from new then PXed a year later with 35k on the clock for a Blackbird and another a 2000 model used with 30k just for a comuter. later sold. Both were eceptional machines. I still own a Blackbird and am still amazed at the build quality and engineering Honda achieve. I'm thinking about the 1200 but still not sure if it will beat the BB. I have yet to test ride one but thats for a sunny day soon. As my handle suggestes I'm also into italian stuff too. Regards to all laverda