My "Vendetta" scared me until I finally got to racing a friend and let him go only to realize he indeed hadn't killed me by the bottom of the canyon Now I'm running him out of gears and pushing him to go faster even in mild crosswinds (we where hitting 36-37mph in the rollers yesterday. SOOO much fun).

You just have to "get on the horse" and get used to the new bike's personality. Wearing some of the "new" off doesn't hurt either; at least with me some of the timidness comes from not wanting to "put a scratch on the new baby".

Have fun with the new ride