It's fast enough on side roads and motorways as well as having plenty of power (for me) when hill climbing.
What is a pleasant surprise is that my knee isn't suffering so I might be able to put off the autobox conversion and maybe go for hydraulic clutch instead.
One of the other reasons why I wanted a slightly bigger engine was for trailer towing - definatley disc brakes would be needed though

Anyone want to comment on their experiences of towing with a standard 1098cc ?
Thanks.
Paul Humphries.