I have been riding R1100S since March 1999 so I am hardly a newcomer. I changed my first black one for a new blue one in 2003, I liked the old one so much that I wanted to stick with the model. The newer one was added laser exhaust.
I worked in Pau South West France for three years so the bike was shipped down, and has travelled extensively to foreign Moto GP's - Barcelona twice, Valencia, Le Mans. Then in October 2006 I rode it home to Aberdeen. Last year we travelled from here to Donninigton and Assen - you may all remember that Hull was flooded the Monday after the British MotoGP last year, well I can confirm that the R1100S will ford water 500mm deep as we did it! but that is a story for another time.
When I am playing one up I have the option to use my MV Agusta....
cheers
Not sure how you managed to run an 1100s for all that time, without finding this site - mind 