I used to run a gen 1 thou, sold it because it was too fast and it vibrated like a bitch, bought a 2008 FZ6 S2, yes not as fast but thats just what I need.......must admit my header bolts are turning to shit with rust too, I plan to sort it out in the winter when it's off the road, worst case scenario is the header bolts snap off and its an engine strip to get the head off and off to an engineer to drill out......fuckin yams !!!