Its a schizophrenic little beast below 7-8K it is a burbly little commuter and 8-14 it is a very sporty ride, almost like having two bikes, you can choose your 'mode'.
It needs to be used very regularly or the carbs will gunk up over a few weeks standing (there's your excuse to ride
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Being so light it handles well and with new rubber is very good.
It is also very comfortable, something people don't give it enough credit for, good ergonomics.
You can get a low budget handling improvement by fitting the old ex500 rear shock which stops two up handling from getting wallowy (is that a word ?)