Bought a 2005 ST3 one year ago and still love riding it. Use it every day on a short commute but also done a Winchester to Cornwall for the weekend !. It starts every time, I've loaded it with luggage (colour coded panniers came with it) & I've added a top box. For general riding / traffic filtering remove the luggage & swing the cans up (one bolt per can) and you've got a slim sports bike. Suspension is on the soft side and if you push it hard you will get slight steering wobble but if you use it for what its designed for then a 300 mile run is easy going added to 50-60MPG. The engine is lumpy below 3000RPM but accelerate above that and you're rewarded with a sound that is 'hell unleashed upon the world'. It really is two bikes in one, far sportier than a 'Pan' & far more comfortable than a 'Gixer'. Its 'clutch clatter' gets it noticed and even a guy in a 355 stopped & wanted a chat about it!. In conclusion I love it, its not perfect (but nothing is) but I'm pleased I bought it, what would I change it for..... god knows, maybe the S version.
