Hey dee604, I too am new to NSRs. I bought myself a MC21SE a few months ago and am enjoying it thuroughly. I had to buy mine sight unseen as I couldn't find one locally that I liked. It had a few problems with it but nothing too serious. My friend is a bike mechanic here in Fukuoka, Japan and he has taken good care of it for me.

I am from Vancouver, too. But had to move over here to get myself an NSR sooner than the 15 years. Not really, but I am from Vancouver. Isn't there a shop in North Van that imports bikes from here? I think a friend actually bought one from them before. It may be something to consider, that way you'd get to see it before you bought it.

Hope you find what your looking for, and I know you'll enjoy it when you actually get it.
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Les

MC21SE
CB400SF