hey phantom, welcome aboard. i live in casper, the red beast i have is 11 years old and is my all time favorite bike, sometimes i pat her on the tank lovingly as we are jammin down the empty hiways of wyoming, not afraid to admit it i first saw pics of the soon to be available beast in march of 04. done deal. deposit sent the next day to a dealer in denver. they told me mine was the 2nd one to arrive in colorado. dont know if true and dont care. you will love the r3! that is an assumption on my part of course............ scott