Well, after three years of wanting, waiting, and whining about not having it, I picked up a new RE B5 today. My first impression: very awesome. It is so different from my other bike (Honda Ascot). I got my first "What is that? / What year" question while it was still in the truck on the way home.
I told myself before I got it that I would change out that ugly square fender, but, strangely, its already growing on me. Of course, when it comes to vehicles, I apparently like "ugly" anyway(says my wife in reference to my "classic" '76 Impala
).
So far, only quirks I've noticed is that it doesn't seem to like to idle (or maybe its fine, never ridden a single before), and it didn't want to start after I made a quick stop (<5 minutes). Hopefully I don't have any major problems, as the closest dealer is about 175 miles away from Indy.