[ChrisCurvyS]

Part of the problem is that bikes are in much shorter supply than cars, so if you get your heart set on a certain model there might only be a dozen within a few hundred miles. Bit like that myself currently looking for a Honda Blackbird.

However, you've just got to be patient and wait for the right one. Nearly bought an imported Bird today thinking it made no odds but after a quick call to an enthusiast, discovered it may well be a 100bbc restricted model for the French market! Which isn't a quick fix and would have undermined the bike's whole reison d'etre.