i was pretty happy with my bike too but - sold it a couple of days ago. pretty good bike too but after 1000 miles - I need a change 
next idea to occupy my mind will be to buy a metal detector as I am close to 'gold country'....LOL
while I wait for news on the pre-ordered 650 interceptor
I adore metal detecting, though up to now I've mostly just done it early mornings at the beach on vacations, whilst the rest of the troops happily malingered in their fartsacks until the sun was high in the sky. My advice for any newbie would be to start off with an inexpensive or semi-decent used rig, or even a borrowed one, just to see if it's indeed really for you. Don't sink a thousand bucks or more into the "very best gear" just yet, until you're quite sure swinging one of those things is your cup of tea. Here's a quick thought experiment to better illustrate matters: Visualize those roller blades you bought back in the '90s, tried once, and which have been mouldering in the closet untouched since then. Now imagine they cost about the same as a 2 carat diamond tennis bracelet, the actual resale value of which on a very good day is maybe a quarter of what you paid for it new. How do you feel now?
By coincidence,
I recently submitted this to the
Friendly Metal Detecting Forum on the topic of hauling often-bulky metal detectors on motorcycles. Turns out the humble
Harbor Freight 9-Function Metal Detector for well under 50 bucks
with a coupon is
NOT an entirely woeful device to give metal detecting a whirl without dipping into the kids' college fund. I've got one, as well as a fancy-shmancy Fisher 1280X fully-submersible 'Aquanaut' for scuba-searching that'll cost you about 15 times more. But you know what? Sometimes I'll just grab the Harbor Freight rig, 'cause it's lighter and does the job very nearly as well once you get used to it. Any doubts about that should be quickly dispelled by
my man Mike at Wildcat Creek. It'll also break down very compactly into its original box in minutes, which measures just 24" x 7.5" x 5" (60cm x 19cm x 13cm), which would bungee handily onto a pillion seat, a luggage rack or even across one's handlebars. While you're at it, one of their little
Handheld Metal Detectors, which often go on sale for about $12, can be a handy little tool to pinpoint the booty when the pit's getting a bit deep. I've had both for several years, and they're holding up just fine.
Now, I understand our man Wildbill is "geographically-challenged", what with his residing somewhere on the underbelly of our fine planet...a remote and primitive place where Harbor Freight stores are rarer than Wallabies with digital watches. For him and his Fosters-sodden ilk, there's
this shipping info (scroll down to 'International Orders' near the bottom).
As for Ergyd's poor abused fuel tank, mauled by sneaky chickenshit morons with no business behind the wheel of a vehicle, I am also optimistic that the worst
will buff away with some polishing compound, though I'm also sure
he'll always see it...Still, it remains a gorgeous bike, and it
could be worse. Could be self-inflicted. You just
know that henceforth every time this guy looked over his steering wheel he felt like a prize-winning
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