Great pics ideola. Looks a great camp.
Forgive me if I've missed any posts you've made about your Janus. Not like I'm buying one (would love to) but I'd like to hear about it if nobody else minds 
I'm very pleased with the Janus. It was my first motorcycle, and a great bike to learn on. It is near-perfect for why I bought it...learning to ride, buzzing up to town from our farm, toting around on the FJ, powered canoe shuttle, etc.
It is *very* light, which has its pros and cons. I can manage it solo onto the carrier, and after spending a full season with the two RE 650s, I've grown a lot more confident riding it. It almost feels like getting on a bicycle compared to the Interceptor!
On the downside, its light weight makes it susceptible to wind gusts. I tried a windscreen, which helped some, but I found that removing the screen AND the detasselers AND replacing the OEM mirrors with bar end mirrors dramatically reduced buffeting. It's a different bike with those changes, but I still avoid taking it out on blustery days.
I only have two real complaints: range and top speed. It struggles to attain its advertised "top speed" of 70MPH, especially uphill into a wind. I mostly ride back country roads, but sometimes highway stretches are unavoidable, and the little Janus feels uneasy with impatient cars and SUVs and trucks harrying it from arrears.
As for range, it gets about 50 MPG, but the Gryffin in particular has its petcock in a more forward location than the Halcyon and Phoenix, so you have to switch to reserve at about 60 miles, which I find really annoying.
I feel like it underachieves a bit at only 16BHP and 100 mile range. If it had 25% more power and range, it would be perfect.
In any respect, though, it is a great little bike, and I have no regrets. Build quality is excellent and reliability has been top notch aside from one minor wiring issue, for which Devin Biek personally drove to my farm to fix. The company has treated me well with customizations and post sales support. And everywhere I go, it garners complements.
Some people complain about the purchase price, you will find many forum posts about 250cc bikes that are "better bang for the buck", but I don't agree with those opinions. I feel that people making those comments overlook that Janus motorcycles are essentially bespoke, hand-crafted, totally personalized bikes. Sure, I could have purchased a $5K plastic clad Asian dirt bike, but for me those bikes don't have the character or aesthetic appeal of the Janus. I come from the school of thought that a vehicle is an extension of one's identity, not merely a utility tool. So in that regard, the Gryffin checks all the boxes for me.
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