754,Thanks for the hello,you guessed right , since 1970,ive been scooting to Ed & Verns Rock Store,& many of the beautiful canyons juants in area on every kind of machine since the 750 was actually an eye opener to the British market,& as we all know in a very big & lasting way.Toady I just got back from a friend of mines Ducati shop & next door is a very knowledgeable RC30 fanatic & owner of the most outrageous HRC parts kitted 30,s this side of Japan & then some,next to the wall I observed a Very nice 1988 VF100R with the body off & the closer I got to it I realized just how new & trick this machine was ,turned out to be A Euro Model with all the goodies & 1800k on the clock What a great machine from the factory of the area ,they just didnt come much more spisticated than that & the Rc ,Oh & the Ducati 851,cant leave that out.Turns out the vf1000r is Jay Lenos latest aquistion & Jimmy is going to put her togetjher.LLater...RS