Howdy from eastern Washington

Howdy, MT10 people.  It appears I am going to become one of you.  

It's been a fairly bumpy, uneven trip to finally get to the doorstep of MT10 ownership.

Background: For decades now, I've maintain a bike for the super long-range road trips in the Desert West - Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and California. The FJR1300 served in this role initially, followed by a Hayabusa for many years.

Then I went insane during the first year of Covid, and traded the Busa in for a serious European hot rod, a BMW S1000XR.  Put an auxiliary fuel cell on it, which it gave it a 300+ mile range between fill-ups.  I admit it was an overly expensive machine, but it did prove to be a Dream Ride:





But at 30,000 miles, this bike has started giving me serious problems - some are damn serious. The Keyless Gas Cap will no longer latch. When that was being replaced under warranty, they discovered that the fuel tank itself, made from space-age nylon, has "swollen" in size and also needs to be replaced under warranty. While we are waiting for the new tank to arrive... I discovered the dreaded coolant pump leak, a well known problem on this bike. Enough of this bullshit, I am cutting my losses here with this "premium European motorcycle", and going back to a reliable Yamaha platform.  But not another FJR; I want something smaller and lighter with big power. 

And that's the MT10.... or so I am told.  

I will likely have more than a couple questions over the next few months.  Glad this forum exists!